Football Fans
Series: The Refrain
Services: Idea development, pre-production, production and post-production
“It is quite a religious feeling - it is incredibly uniting. It doesn’t matter where you come from or how much money you’ve got in your back pocket. That day everyone is there to support a team and that is just such a powerful thing.”
Amy, 29 year-old, Leicester City Football Club supporter
"The Refrain" seeks to uncover the notorious dominance of the football chant and the tribalism it fosters within the beautiful game. The series is composed of 5 episodes exploring the oral tradition around football, football fans and chants. This episode focuses on the importance of fans, for every club whether big or small needs its supporters to survive
Exploring what defines a football chant, whilst using the poetic structure of a refrain our experimental talking-head documentary uncovers the chant culture, via layered sound bites creating its own unique chorus.
Credits:
Contributors:
Amy Drucquer
Ade Omoseyin
Rohan Patel