Rolling at the Tower Crew
Rolling at the Tower Crew
Iris Bertz
Executive Producer
Yonatan Tiruneh
Director & Cinematographer
John Hill-Daniel
Director & Editor
Jen Wilbur
Producer
Empress Gibbs
Skating Lead & Host
Mia Sugunasinga
Composer & Audio Lead
Iris Bertz, Executive Producer
Yonatan Tiruneh, Director and Cinematographer
John Hill-Daniel, Director, Editor and Writer
Jen Wilbur, Producer, Researcher, Writer and Graphic Designer
Mia Sugunasingha, Producer, Composer and Audio Lead
Empress Gibbs, Skating Producer, Interviewer and Narrator
Simone Word Smith, Poet and Narrator
Marley Starskey Butler, Narration Recording Engineer
Reuel McFee, Associate Producer, Camera Assistant and Digital Imaging Technician
Heather Smith, Researcher
Erin Lee Smith, Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio Editing Assistant
Lola Tartiglia-Baker, Script Supervisor
Callie Derbyshire, Production Designer
Amaan Modasar, B-Camera Operator
Toshiq Azam, Lighting Assistant
Emily Mai Cannon, Production Designer
Hadyn Lloyd, Camera Operator
Ruben Worth, Runner
Funded by Everyday Heritage from Historic England
Interviewees:
Charles Thomas
Danny Yaggan Richards
Edy aka “M.uuya”
Eva Bennett
Joseph 'JT' Afolabi
Maxine Smith
Mikey Rollins
Nat Young
Nevaeh Major-Edwards
Paige Clarke-Jeffers
Rachel Rollins
SK8 Wid Ricco Leon Nemz
A huge thank you to Birmingham’s Creative Community for their support:
Brothers Production, Loan of Equipment
Mikey and his Wifey Media, Additional Footage
John Fry and British Skating Legends, Pat Kirkham Interview
Joseph JT Afolabi, @essence.in.4k, Additional Footage
Carl Edghill, Additional Footage and Photography
Colatron, Photography
Elli Vision, Roller Party Footage
Gavin Rogers, Projections at theTower
Neoliberalizard, Paste ups at theTower
Iris Bertz, Photography
Rachel Henaghan, Tower Demolition Timelapse
Ronnie Ackling, Photography
Stephen Stanley, Drone Footage
‘Irish’, Photography
Skating Performance Crew:
Empress Gibbs
Alima Rico
Arron Newell
Emily Carey
Martina Lee
Mickey Rollins
Ms Kitty Kat
N9ne Holder
Natty Natural
SK8 Wid Ricco Leon Nemz
Includes footage courtesy of Birmingham Festival 2023
Special thanks to:
Sara Blair-Manning, Abigail Gayden and all at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Kerry Delaney, Rochae Manners and all at Boxed Studios
John Fry and British Skating Legends
Carbon Creative as part of the UnLtd and Sport England Movement for Change Partnership
Joe Fearn from Circus Mash
Jonathan Lee
David Baldwin and Midlands Arts Centre
Music Department at University of Birmingham
Royal Shakespeare Company Costume Department
Skate Buddies UK CIC