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Clovis Salmon, regarded as first black UK documentary film-maker, dies at 98

Known as Sam the Wheels, he documented aspects of community life in south London, including the Brixton riots

Salmon came to Brixton from Jamaica in 1954 as part of the Windrush generation and has left behind an archive with hundreds of hours of footage covering many aspects of community life in south London. Clovis Salmon (also known as Sam the Wheels), a documentary filmmaker from Brixton, has died aged 98 Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianSalmon’s varied career included stints working in factories in Jamaica and cane fields in Florida, and later as a deacon in the Pentecostal church in London. Lucy Davies, director of 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, has been promoting Salmon’s work since 2006 and is coordinating a project to digitise his archive and make it accessible online.

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