Riff-Raff
Where the DNA of Riff-Raff travels
Films that shaped it
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We wanted to make a film that had the sense of people actually living, so we worked with a lot of non-professional actors and developed the script as we went along. This approach has its roots in Italian neorealism, in films like Bicycle Thieves, where the lives of ordinary people are depicted with such honesty.
Films it shaped
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The films of Ken Loach... I still go back to them. Kes, Riff-Raff, My Name is Joe – they're the ones I love.
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I love Ken Loach. Riff-Raff was an absolutely huge film for me when I was young, really important. The way it looked at the lives of people who are usually invisible.
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I was very influenced by earlier Ken Loach especially Cass and riffraff; tangerine opened our eyes to tackling humor first.
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I grew up with films from Ken Loach, like 'Riff-Raff' or 'Sweet Sixteen', and Mike Leigh. Their films were a big inspiration for me to understand the reality, to represent reality.
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'Ken Loach’s Riff-Raff is great,' she says. 'The first scene of that film is like, the character gets on a bus and goes to London, and it’s basically just him for 15 minutes. It’s a very simple story, but I remember it really blew my mind.'
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I watched films like Ken Loach’s Riff-Raff... Those films showed me what film could do. Because they show a community, an individual, and a sense of realism that just feels right.
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I was very influenced by earlier Ken Loach especially Cass and riffraff... we applied this to to to Florida using the humor
