11 Films Celebrating People of Colour

Introduction

A season of films showing from October 2020 - March 2021. This film festival is all about highlighting and putting a spotlight on films, actors and directors that showed outstanding talent on film.
There are several genres throughout the festival from drama, fantasy, horror to documentary and archive film.

This festival will give many a chance to see films led, featured or directed by black artists on the big screen again or for the very first time.

We are also working on having some guest speakers attend screenings, or by pre recording before the screenings. There will be two films per month, with an evening and matinee screening giving everyone a chance to see the film. 

Rocks
Friday 30 October & Monday 2 November

A young teenage girl finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother after being abandoned by their single mother with no choice but to live out on the streets.

Us
Saturday 31 October & Monday 2 November

A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them.

Fences
Friday 13 & Monday 16 November

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

The Lost Prince (Le Prince oublié)
Friday 27 & Monday 30 November

Every night as Sofia falls asleep, her father Djibi takes her into "Storyland", a fantasy film studio where their extraordinary fairy-tale adventures come to life starring Djibi in the lead role as the heroic Prince Charming.

Small Country: An African Childhood (Petit pays)
Fri 4 Dec 19:30 & Tue 8 Dec 14:30

Tensions in neighbouring Rawanda threaten the peaceful existence of a Burundi boy and his friends and family.

Antebellum
January 2021

Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present and future -- before it's too late.

To Sir, With Love
January 2021

Mark, an out-of-work engineer, takes up a teaching job at a high school in London's East End. Unaffected by the rowdy students, Mark implements his own brand of discipline in class.

Paris Is Burning
February 2021

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

The Fifth Element
February 2021

In the colourful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

In The Heat Of The Night
March 2021

African-American detective Virgil Tibbs investigates the death of a businessman in Mississippi and comes face-to-face with racism in the southern United States in the process. 

Archive Film
March 2021

We are currently in the process of selecting archive films from across the UK. 

Already Shown

1. Rocks
2. Us
3. Fences
4. The Lost Prince - Le Prince Oublié