The Work

Let Fury Have the Hour considers a range of increasingly pressing concerns by using the Clash’s legacy and, more importantly, the profound creative-activism of international music stars French-Spanish Manu Chao, Algerian Rachid Taha, and Sri Lankan M.I.A. (modern torchbearers of The Clash’s ideals) as a framework to address issues that continue to trouble us in the present– from poverty and racism, to environmental devastation and war. Fury offers insight from people who believe in the power of art and culture to tackle these issues, and at the same time, promote a worldview that is inclusive, expansive, and dynamic. Like the Clash, Manu Chao, Rachid Taha, and M.I.A., this film challenges its audience to make a difference, create a new dialogue that moves beyond reactionary and simplistic politics and asks us to become part of a historical process of justice and change. Let Fury Have the Hour comes at a critical historical moment as the issues these musicians have been advocating for assume an ever-growing relevance today. The film advances the idea of establishing a new “I” in order to discover an old “we.”