We Are Poets
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Directed byDaniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache
Edited byDavid Smith
Music bySamuel Sim, The Pattern Theory, Tom Stewart, Bob Bradley
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The Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University
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| Directed by | Daniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache |
| Edited by | David Smith |
| Music by | Samuel Sim, The Pattern Theory, Tom Stewart, Bob Bradley |
Production company | The Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
We Are Poets is a 2012 British documentary film directed by Daniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache.[1] It follows six young poets from Leeds Young Authors performance poetry group in Leeds on their visit to the international Poetry Slam Competition in Washington, D.C., United States. Leeds Young Authors was founded by poet Khadijah Ibrahiim.[2]
It premièred at the Doc/Fest film festival in Sheffield's Showroom Cinema[3] on 11 June 2011, where it won the Sheffield Youth Jury Award.[4][2]
- Khadijah Ibrahiim as herself
- Azalia Anisko as herself (poet)
- Genya Anisko as herself (Azalia's mum)
- Rheima Ibrahiim as herself (poet)
- Kadish Morris as herself (poet)
- Paulette Morris as herself (co-director, Leeds Young Authors)
- Saju Ahmed as himself (poet)
- Maryam Alam as herself (poet)
- Joseph Buckley as himself (poet)
- Saul Williams as himself (poet/musician)
- Rommi Smith as herself (poet coach)
- Ise Lyfe as hiumself (hip hop theatre artist)