An Eye On X
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An Eye On X 1995, is a short film produced and directed by Pogus Caesar
,about the extraordinary Birmingham
micro sculptor Willard Wigan
.
An Eye On X was filmed in Birmingham
, UK
.
to commemorate his visit to Smethwick
, Birmingham in 1965. One figure is 3 mm high on the head of a toothpick, and the other life sized and carved in chestnut.
of British ska band The Beat
.
and Arts Council, and made by Pogus Caesar's company Windrush Productions.
Pogus Caesar
Pogus Caesar is a British artist, television producer and director. He was born in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England.-History:...
,about the extraordinary Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
micro sculptor Willard Wigan
Willard Wigan
Willard Wigan, MBE is a sculptor from Birmingham, England, who makes microscopic art. His sculptures are created in the eye of a needle or placed on the head of a pin...
.
An Eye On X was filmed in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Synopsis
The film follows Wigan's quest in carving two statues of American black activist Malcolm XMalcolm X
Malcolm X , born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz , was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its...
to commemorate his visit to Smethwick
Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the historic boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire....
, Birmingham in 1965. One figure is 3 mm high on the head of a toothpick, and the other life sized and carved in chestnut.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ranking RogerRanking Roger
Ranking Roger is an English musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band, The Beat and General Public...
of British ska band The Beat
The Beat (band)
The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....
.
Other information
The film was commissioned by Carlton TelevisionCarlton Television
Carlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
and Arts Council, and made by Pogus Caesar's company Windrush Productions.