The Cops Don't Know

The Cops Don't Know
Directed by Sam Chegini
Produced by Chris Porter
Screenplay by Sam Chegini
Story by Lenny Henry
Starring Lenny Henry
Music by Jakko Jakszyk
Edited by Sam Chegini
Production
company
Sam Pictures Productions - Made in Soho Music
Release date
 April 2016
Running time
 00:06:27
Country Iran, UK
Language English

The Cops Don't Know is the first track and single from New Millennium Blues album by Lenny Henry. [1] It was released by Made in Soho Music in April 2016. The song was written by Lenny Henry. The Music is composed by Jakko Jakzsyk. [2] [3] And the official music video is produced by Chris Porter and directed by Sam Chegini. The Cops Don't Know is about racism and the Police brutality in the USA.[4] The story tells of a failure of a society to truly address the problem of fear and hate of the other. The main thrust is Black Lives Matter.[5]

Awards

  • Plural+ FERA-LUCERO Award - Plural+ Youth Video Festival 2016
  • Music Video of the Month - The Monthly Film Festival, Glasgow - 2016
  • Best Music Video - ShortPole London - Summer 2016

Nominations

  • Best Music Video - Portobello Film Festival, London 2016
  • Best Music Video - The Smalls Film Festival, London 2016
  • Best Music Video - Filmquest Film Festival, Utah, USA 2016
  • Best Music Video - TMC London Film Festival, London 2016
  • Best Music Video - Los Angeles CineFest, LA, USA 2016
  • Best Music Video - Direct Short Online Film Festival 2016
The Black Lives Matter Logo
  1. ↑ Jonze, Tim (2016-05-05). "Lenny Henry on his music career: 'I had Jeremy Paxman getting down to Sex Machine'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ↑ "Jakko & Lenny Henry's New Song". DGM Live. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Sir Lenny Henry sings the blues". Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ↑ Youth, Voices of. "PLURAL+ Awards 2016: The Cops Don't Know — Voices of Youth". www.voicesofyouth.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ↑ http://teamrock.com/news/2016-04-20/lenny-henry-launches-the-cops-don-t-know-video
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