OBEY
O.V. in English subtitled in Spanish
With the 2011 disturbances in London as a background, Leon tries to survive a broken home and his lack of prospects. Twiggy, a girl who lives in a squat, becomes his hope for escape. Except that his race and his neighbourhood dictate other premises.
Direction: Jamie Jones
Script: Jamie Jones
Cinematography: Albert Salas
Editing: Agnieska Liggett, Emma Gaffney
Music: Lol Hammond
Sound: Ben Baird
Cast: Marcus Rutherford, Sophie Kennedy Clark, T’Nia Miller
Production: Emily Jones, Ross Williams
Production Company: Beyond Fiction, Harvest Pictures
Jamie Jones
He started making films in 2000. He is director of the BBC documentaries Fighters and Heroin to Heaven, and was commissioned by VICE to direct the documentary Built on Steel. His short films have won numerous awards. Among them are Capital (2013) and The Nest (2018). His first feature film, Obey, premiered at Tribeca, where it won the Best Photography Award.