The Cops Don't Know

"The Cops Don't Know" is the first track and single from the New Millennium Blues album by Lenny Henry.[1] It was released by Made in Soho Music in April 2016. The song was written by Lenny Henry, and the music is composed by Jakko Jakzsyk.[2][3] And the official music video is produced by Chris Porter and directed by Sam Chegini. The Cops Don't Know is about racism and the police brutality in the United States.[4] The story tells of a failure of a society to truly address the problem of fear and hate of the other. The main thrust is Black Lives Matter.[5]

The Cops Don't Know
Directed bySam Chegini
Screenplay bySam Chegini
Story byLenny Henry
Produced byChris Porter
StarringLenny Henry
Edited bySam Chegini
Music byJakko Jakszyk
Production
company
Sam Pictures Productions - Made in Soho Music
Release date
April 2016
Running time
00:06:27
CountriesIran, UK
LanguageEnglish

Awards
  • Plural+ FERA-LUCERO Award - Plural+ Youth Video Festival 2016[4]
  • Music Video of the Month - The Monthly Film Festival, Glasgow - 2016
  • Best Music Video - ShortPole London - Summer 2016

Nominations
  • Best Music Video - Portobello Film Festival, London 2016
  • Best Music Video - The Smalls Film Festival, London 2016
  • Best Music Video - Filmquest Film Festival, Utah, USA 2016
  • Best Music Video - TMC London Film Festival, London 2016
  • Best Music Video - Los Angeles CineFest, LA, USA 2016
  • Best Music Video - Direct Short Online Film Festival 2016
The Black Lives Matter Logo

References
  1. Jonze, Tim (2016-05-05). "Lenny Henry on his music career: 'I had Jeremy Paxman getting down to Sex Machine'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. "Jakko & Lenny Henry's New Song". DGM Live. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. "Sir Lenny Henry sings the blues". Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. Youth, Voices of. "PLURAL+ Awards 2016: The Cops Don't Know — Voices of Youth". www.voicesofyouth.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. "Lenny Henry launches the Cops Don't Know". 20 April 2016.


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