C4 documentary secures unique access to members of contemporary KKK

11 May 2015

Channel 4 has commissioned ‘Inside the KKK’ (WT), a 1x60’ observational documentary from Barcroft Productions.

 

In their first broadcast commission for Channel 4, Barcroft Productions has secured exclusive access to the ‘Traditionalist American Knights’- a Missouri-based modern-day faction of the notorious Ku Klux Klan- at a time when, following the Ferguson Riots, they are actively attempting to recruit a broader and younger membership.

 

The film will hear from and challenge the normally reticent KKK members. Offering a unique insight into an extreme organisation that many believe disbanded generations ago, the film will question the involvement in a movement that has received widespread condemnation for deplorable acts.

 

Filmed across several States over a period of 8 months as the radical organisation marks its150th anniversary, director Daniel Vernon journeys into the heart of the Klan, meeting prominent members as well as some of its opponents.

 

‘Inside the KKK’ (WT) was commissioned for Channel 4 by Commissioning Editor Lucy Leveugle. It will air on Channel 4 later this year.

 

Of the commission Sam Barcroft said “As racial tensions once again reach boiling point in the US, this film is a topical documentary portraying the realities of daily life as a Klan member in 2015. Our unprecedented access to the organisation has resulted in an immersive film for Channel 4 that we’re very proud of”

 

Lucy Leveugle said: “We are delighted to be working with Barcroft Productions on this extraordinary access documentary. The film will truly go behind the hoods to see and challenge why the new generation are attracted to the KKK, notorious for its hate crimes.”

 

Producer/Director: Daniel Vernon

Co-Producer: Liam Miller

Executive Producers: Sam Barcroft and Nina Davies

Commissioning Editor: Lucy Leveugle

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