Potscode War is a documentary project based on the London borough of Hackney.
The latter depicts various crime scenes where gang members violently lost their lives.
Once an Acardian suburb of grand houses, orchards and conservatories, Hackney declined
into a zone of dodgy asylums and dirty industries. Today, the borough has become the
epicentre of gang culture and the battle ground of two main street gangs: The Hackney
Man Dem and the Tottenham Man Dem. The Feud started back in January 1997, following the
shooting dead of a 16 years old member of the Hackney Man Dem on Upper Clapton road.
A month later, an act of revenge resulted in the death of another 16 years old, but
this time a Tottenham youth who was beaten and shot dead on the Carlton Lodge Estate.
And so on it continued with incidents reaching a dramatic peak of violence in 2007.
As a result, over the last 13 years, the streets of Hackney have witnessed endless
attacks costing the lives of many young teenagers. Jumping from estate to estate these
youths fight with all their pride, perpetuating what seems to be an endless quest for
revenge while defending the honour of their postcodes.
The latter depicts various crime scenes where gang members violently lost their lives.
Once an Acardian suburb of grand houses, orchards and conservatories, Hackney declined
into a zone of dodgy asylums and dirty industries. Today, the borough has become the
epicentre of gang culture and the battle ground of two main street gangs: The Hackney
Man Dem and the Tottenham Man Dem. The Feud started back in January 1997, following the
shooting dead of a 16 years old member of the Hackney Man Dem on Upper Clapton road.
A month later, an act of revenge resulted in the death of another 16 years old, but
this time a Tottenham youth who was beaten and shot dead on the Carlton Lodge Estate.
And so on it continued with incidents reaching a dramatic peak of violence in 2007.
As a result, over the last 13 years, the streets of Hackney have witnessed endless
attacks costing the lives of many young teenagers. Jumping from estate to estate these
youths fight with all their pride, perpetuating what seems to be an endless quest for
revenge while defending the honour of their postcodes.
January 5, 1997 2am, Upper Clapton Road
