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Writing
David Lan
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Known For
Connection · 2013Connection
★ 5.82013
MovieDrama
A celebrity meets a person at the airport. All is fine until the person finds out that if they return home, they will be arrested.
The Roof · 2016The Roof
★ 6.32016
MovieComedy
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
Streets of Yesterday · 1989Streets of Yesterday
★ 7.51989
MovieDrama
This is a story of a relationship between three men: Amin, a Palestinian nationalist; Joseph, an Israeli peacenik; and Colonel Shalit, a right-wing Israeli intelligence officer.
Dark City · 1990Dark City
1990
MovieDramaThriller
Political thriller inspired by events in the townships of South Africa. At the same time as protesters weave through the shanty town of 'Dark City', the mayor's home is burgled. These two apparently unconnected events lead to the death of a councillor. Seven people are put on trial and only one person can prove their innocence.
This Is Your Five Minute CallThis Is Your Five Minute Call
MovieDrama
A young opera director battles backstage to save her premiere, whilst her father, deep in the woods, considers his own final act.
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere · 2017Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere
2017
MovieTV Movie
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere is about different kinds of popular protest. Written and performed by Paul Mason, former economics editor of Channel 4 News and BBC's Newsnight, the play is a personal account of how we got from the optimism of the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement to the election of Donald Trump. Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere is directed by David Lan and performed by Paul Mason, Khalid Abdalla, Sirine Saba and Lara Sawalha. It is directed for TV by Tim van Someren and produced by the Young Vic in partnership with Totally Theatre Productions.
Exchange and Divide · 1980Exchange and Divide
1980
MovieDramaDocumentary
A marital breakdown is brought to life through a mixture of dramatisation, monologue, montage and animation. Through the perspectives of the husband, the lawyer, the couple’s parents and their “home help”, a picture emerges of the transactional nature and economic fall-out of marriage, along with issues of class and gender politics affecting single mothers.
Screen One · 1989Screen One
★ 7.21989
SeriesDrama
Anthology drama series.