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The Story of Skinhead (2016)

The Story of Skinhead (2016)

Music TV Movie Documentary
Release Date: 2016, October 14
Directors: Don Letts
Production: 7 Wonder Productions
Cast: Pauline Black, Kevin Rowland

Overview:

Don Letts examines the history of this notorious subculture in a fascinating documentary, which features interviews with members of different skinhead scenes through the decades. Beginning in the late 1960s, Don fondly recalls a time of multiracial harmony as youngsters bonded over a love of ska, reggae and smart clothes as white working-class kids were attracted to Jamaican culture and adopted its music and fashions. But when far-right politics targeted skinheads in the 1970s and 1980s, an ugly intolerance emerged, and Don reveals how the once-harmonious subgroup has since struggled to shake this stigma.

Keywords:

england working class chelsea punk rock hooligan hooliganism united kingdom skinhead football (soccer) shaved head youth gang subculture far right ska race riot white power stigma oi