BFI Southbank
Films
Dirty Laundry
Hot from sell-out screenings at this year's LLGFF, here comes Maurice Jamal's laugh-a-minute second feature. Successful black gay city boy Patrick is called to the bosom of his Southern family.
The Watermelon Woman
Dunye's smart and funny take on black lesbian life is still a breath of fresh air in a world of identikit films.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
A rare chance to see Lee's acclaimed, heart-rending portrait of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina on the big screen.
Blacktronica: The Harder They Come
The cult classic, acknowledged as the catalyst for the popularisation of reggae in the US and Jimmy Cliff, traverses the underbelly of Jamaican shanty-town life.
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DJ Charlie Dark and friends return to deliver their unique blend of music without borders.
Waiting for Happiness
A wondrously lyrical film set in a coastal town on the edge of the Mauritanian desert.
Goodbye Uncle Tom - more info coming soon
In the year of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade we present this extrordinary pseudo documentary that imagines the reality confronting a present day film crew who return in time to witness life in the 19th Century US Southern states.
Talks & Events
Black in the British Frame
Stephen Bourne presents a day of talk, screenings and discussion about his work as a historian of black cinema and television in Britain.
The Cinema of Ideas: Black Cinema - FREE
In Black History Month, the Cinema of Ideas considers the ownership and access of black cinema and asks, Whose history is it?
