09 Feb Rob Knox London Film Festival rebrands for 15th anniversary of Harry Potter actor’s death
Rising star Rob Knox found his breakthrough role in Harry Potter and the Half Prince, playing Marcus Belby in 2008, but shortly after filming he was stabbed to death on a night out with friends. The tragic event made headline news and highlighted the continued concerns about knife crime in the UK. This led to his father Colin Knox forming the Rob Knox Foundation as well as the Rob Knox Film Festival in his honour with the support of high-profile actors such as Ray Winstone and Jim Broadbent, intending to platform the awareness of street crimes. Award-winning filmmaker Aaron Truss has directed a new documentary, (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story about this shocking event which will air exclusively on ITVX from February 23rd and he continues his involvement as the new co-director of the annual and newly rebranded Rob Knox London Film Festival.
Here’s the trailer for the documentary: https://youtu.be/2h3dZW02bcw
The documentary takes a closer look into Rob’s life in the lead up to his untimely death and follows the police investigation – leading to the conviction of the perpetrator, delivering a powerful anti-knife crime message. It includes interviews with family members and close friends alongside Harry Potter cast including Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Tom Felton, David Yates, Dani Harmer, Blake Harrison and includes archive interviews with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Directed by Aaron Truss, the film is produced by The Rob Knox Foundation (Colin Knox) and Nick Kenton. Executive producers are Aaron Truss and Joe Acres. Koulla Anastasi is executive producer for Woodcut International. Taxi Joe have written and composed the official soundtrack for the film.
The film’s powerful anti-crime message has already won (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story several accolades on the festival circuit including Winner Best Feature Documentary (London Independent Film Festival), Gold Winner (Latitude Film Awards), Audience Award (BELIFF London Film Festival), Official Finalist (Toronto Independent Film Festival & The Gold Movie Awards), Winner Best Documentary (The Soho London Independent Film Festival).
As a result of this collaboration, Aaron Truss has now become the co-director of the Rob Knox London Film Festival, alongside Alice Amata and Misty Moon’s event organiser Stuart Morriss, the festival’s co-director and producer respectively. The July event aims to platform new and rising talent in the film and TV industry, as well as raising awareness for knife crime and social issues.
