Franco Rosso filmography

This article is a list of films directed, produced or written by Franco Rosso.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1967 Rainbows Are Insured against Old Age Director Produced by the Royal College of Art [1]
1968 Dream Weaver Director Co-directed with David Thomson, produced by the Royal College of Art [2]
1970 Kes Consultant [3]
1970 Reggae Editor Directed by Horace Ové [4]
1972 Right to Work March Consultant [5][6]
1973 English As a Second Language (First and Second Phase Teaching) Editor Directed by Alan Murgatroyd, produced by Manchester Polytechnic [7][8]
The Mangrove Nine Director, co-producer Co-produced with John La Rose [9]
1975 This Is 'the Place' Editor Directed by Peter Selby [10]
1977 Truth and Logic Editor DIrected by Charles Crichton [11]
1978 The Bond of Breastfeeding Editor Directed by Julian Aston [12]
Dinosaurs in the Playground Editor Directed by Clare Calder-Marshall, produced by the National Film School [13]
News from Nowhere Editor Co-directed by Bren Simson and Pasco Macfarlane, produced by the National Film School [14]
1979 Dread Beat and Blood Director, producer, screenwriter Documentary about Linton Kwesi Johnson, co-written with Linton Kwesi Johnson [15][16]
1980 The Templeton Prize Editor Directed by Mischa Scorer [17]
Runaway Summer Editor Directed by Bren Simson [18]
Babylon Director, screenwriter [19]
1981 How Does a Computer Work? Editor Produced by Video Arts [20]
Braithwaite's Battle with the Banks Editor Directed by Charles Crichton [21]
1985 Sixty-four Day Hero: A Boxer's Tale Director, producer Documentary about Randolph Turpin, co-produced with Joanna Smith [22]
1988 The Nature of the Beast Director [23]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1973 The World About Us Editor "King Carnival" [24]
1978 Black and Blue Screenwriter Co-writer with Martin Stellman [25][26][27]
1979 Television World Editor "The Ratings Business" [28]
1981 Playhouse Editor "Only a Game", directed by Les Blair [29][30]
1983 Ian Dury Director, producer Documentary about Ian Dury [31]
Salt on the Snake's Tail Director Series of plays by Farrukh Dhondy [32]
1984 The Caribbean in Crisis: The West Indies One Year after the Grenada Invasion Producer Directed by Greg Lanning [33]
1987 The Media Show Director 4 episodes [34][35][36]
40 Minutes Producer "Struggle for Stonebridge", documentary on the Harlesden People's Community Council [37]
1989 Omnibus Producer "The Art of Survival Tim Rollins and Kos", documentary about Tim Rollins and K.O.S. [38]
The Artist's Eye Producer "John Kiki, Painter", documentary about John Kiki [39]
1990 Centrepoint Producer Directed by Piers Haggard [40]
1991 True Stories Director "Lucha Libre" [41]
1995 The Black Bag Director "Money Drugs Lock-up" [42]

References

  1. ^ "Rainbows Are Insured against Old Age (1967)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Dream Weaver". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Kes (1970)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Reggae (1970)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Right to Work March (1972)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Right to Work March (Archive)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ^ "English As a Second Language (First and Second Phase Teaching) (1973)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. ^ "English As a Second Language (First and Second Phase Teaching) (Original)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ^ "The Mangrove Nine (1973)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. ^ "This Is 'the Place' (1975)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Truth and Logic (1977)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  12. ^ "The Bond of Breastfeeding (1978)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Dinosaurs in the Playground (Original)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  14. ^ "News from Nowhere". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Dread Beat and Blood". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI.
  16. ^ "Dread Beat and Blood". BFI Player. London: BFI.
  17. ^ "The Templeton Prize (Original)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Runaway Summer (1980)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Babylon (1980)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  20. ^ "How Does a Computer Work? (1981)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Braithwaite's Battle with the Banks". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Sixty-four Day Hero: A Boxer's Tale (Original)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  23. ^ "The Nature of the Beast". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  24. ^ "King Carnival (1973)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  25. ^ "Black and Blue Part 1". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Black and Blue Part 2". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  27. ^ "Black and Blue Part 3". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  28. ^ "The Ratings Business". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  29. ^ "Only a Game (1981)". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  30. ^ "Only a Game (Original)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  31. ^ "Ian Dury". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  32. ^ "Salt on the Snake's Tail". Collections Search BFI. London: BFI. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  33. ^ "The Caribbean in Crisis: The West Indies One Year after the Grenada Invasion (Original)". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  34. ^ "The Media Show [15/04/87]". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  35. ^ "The Media Show[01/04/87]". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  36. ^ "The Media Show[29/04/87]". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  37. ^ "Struggle for Stonebridge". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  38. ^ "The Art of Survival Tim Rollins and Kos". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  39. ^ "John Kiki, Painter". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  40. ^ "Centrepoint". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  41. ^ "Lucha Libre". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  42. ^ "Money Drugs Lock-up". Collections Search BFI. London: BFi. Retrieved 15 September 2025.