Scared of Revolution

A portrait of the performance poet Umar Bin Hassan and his personal struggle with the revolution he propagated himself with The Last Poets. As a member of The Last Poets he was a major influence on later hip-hop artists. Scared of Revolution concentrates on Hassan’s personal life, in which he still fights his demons. “Deep inside, Umar was scared of the revolution himself,” says fellow member of The Last Poets, Abiodun Oyewole.

Daniel Krikke is a writer, producer and director with a focus on the fields of healthcare, arts, culture and sustainable development. You can describe him as a highly driven director who tackles complex topics and stories with a worldly view and a technological mind-set, while adding a poetic and very personal touch to it. Daniel has a degree in production, screenwriting and directing and made several hit documentaries in the last few years, including Burn Out Netherlands, Psychoses (1 million views) and his first international debut documentary Scared of Revolution (IDFA 2018, best documentary competition). Psychosis! (2014) Burn-out (2017) Scared of Revolution (2018)