As part of the 3rd EUNIC Film Festival in Namibia, with the theme of "Heros", the British Council will present the documentary "The Stuart Hall Project". John Akomfrah's documentary follows Jamaican-born intellectual Stuart Hall, exploring memory, identity, belonging, scholarly impulse, and politics in a 20th century context. A person’s culture is something that is often described as fixed or defined and rooted in a particular region, nation, or state. Stuart Hall, one of the most preeminent intellectuals on the Left in Britain, updates this definition as he eloquently theorizes that cultural identity is fluid—always morphing and stretching toward possibility but also constantly experiencing nostalgia for a past that can never be revisited. Filmmaker John Akomfrah uses the rich and complex mood created by Miles Davis’s trumpet to root a masterful tapestry of newly filmed material, archival imagery, excerpts from television programs, home movies, and family photographs to create this lyrical and emotionally powerful portrait of the life and philosophy of this influential theorist. Like a fine scotch, The Stuart Hall Project is smooth, complicated, and euphorically pleasing. It taps into a singular intelligence to extract the tools we need to make sense of our lives in the modern world. Initial release: September 6, 2013 (United Kingdom) Director: John Akomfrah Running time: 103 minutes Music composed by: Trevor Mathison Cast: Stuart Hall, Catherine Hall Producers: Lina Gopaul, David Lawson