Events in this season:
- Crossing Bridges + Q&A
- What Black Men Think + Q&A
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
- The Fighting Spirit
- Welcome to Nollywood
- Grow Jamaica
- Dub Echoes
- Angels in the Dust
- Maafa Legacy + Q&A
- Legacy in the Dust: The Four Aces Story
- The Black Candle
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Black Filmmakers Magazine Monthly Film Club
11 September 2007 - 4 January 2009
An offshoot of the yearly bfm International Film festival that has been showcasing Black World cinema since 1998, the bfm film club promotes the awareness of Black world cinema through monthly screenings and discussions at the ICA. bfm screenings are held on the first Sunday of every month. Most screenings are followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker or actor(s).
With a particular focus on independent filmmaking, the film club provides a platform for topical, high quality films which often don't make it into the mainstream, from feature films to documentaries and short films.
Past films featured at the film club and filmmakers that have been invited include; Sisters in Law (Kim Longinotto); Hasta Siempre (Rice N Peas); 500 Years Later (Owen Alik' Shahadah); Cherps (Kolton Lee); Reggae (Horace Ove) and Burning An Illusion (Menelik Shabazz).
Film
The Black Candle
4 January 2009
Narrated by Maya Angelou, a timely illumination on why the seven principles of Kwanzaa are so important to people of African descent today.
Film
Legacy in the Dust: The Four Aces Story
7 December 2008
Dalston's infamous club hosted Percy Sledge, Bob Marley, The Slits and Dylan and more. This moving doc waves goodbye as the Four Aces is bulldozed by urban regeneration.
Film
Maafa Legacy + Q&A
5 October 2008
Director and activist Toyin Agbetu presents the sequel to the acclaimed Maafa, examining the continued legacy of the British slave trade.
Film
Angels in the Dust
7 September 2008
A moving tale about the power of getting involved, in one small South African village.
Film
Dub Echoes
3 August 2008
From the BFM film club, a dub documentary featuring Lee Scratch Perry, Don Letts, Aba Shanti-I, Mad Professor, Roots Manuva and more.
Film
Grow Jamaica
6 July 2008
July's BFM screening is an examination of the economic, medical, legal and political implications of legalising cannabis in Jamaica.
Film
Welcome to Nollywood
4 May 2008
Doc following three Nigerian directors, working in the world's third largest film industry, and one that's still virtually unknown outside Africa.
Film
The Fighting Spirit
6 April 2008
The story of three boxers fighting their way from a shanty town in Ghana to the big-money tournaments of Europe and Africa.
Film
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2 March 2008
A compelling portrait of African-American actress, poet, teacher, dancer and political activist Beah Richards.
Film
What Black Men Think + Q&A
2 Dec 2007, 6 Jan 2008
How myths and misrepresentations affect relationships and identities, with a Q&A from the director following the screening.
Film
Crossing Bridges + Q&A
11 Sep 2007, 3 Feb 2008
Suicidal on a bridge over the Thames, Julius meets an angel and takes an unexpected journey. A repeat screening from the BFM film club, with director Q&A.