Nottinghill Carnival 83 86 (1986) dir, Dick Jewell

Mixedmedia artist Dick Jewell has spent years chronicling Britains party culture in films like Kinky Gerlicky, which simulates a freewheeling night out in Londons West End. In Notting Hill Carnival, he slings a Walkman around his neck to weave around dazzling parade floats, sidewalk sound systems, performances by the Mangrove Steel Band, and dancers filling the streets. Back in the days, Carnival was more akin to a weekendlong party, bringing together the local community, Jewell recalled. To me, this film is a mix of home movie and documentaryhome movie, not just because of my friends in it, but also looking back now at the aerial shots, theyre all from the windows of friends flats that Id inevitably visit during the revelry. Id wanted to capture the energy of the mixing of Trinidadian and Jamaican culture on the streets of Notting Hill. The film starts on All Saints Road, known locally then as the front line; I literally woke up, put my head out of the window, and started filming DICK JEWELL