In response to Black History Month, we're igniting change with a powerful short film series that challenges the status quo and amplifies the bold, underrepresented voices of Black-British filmmaking talent, shining a light on the diverse expressions of the African diaspora.

Watch these beauties on the big screen and join us for networking drinks upon arrival + special Q&A with the filmmakers after.

PROGRAMME:

THE FIRE NEXT TIME - DIR: RENALDHO PELLE // Rioting spreads as social inequality causes tempers in a struggling community to flare, but the oppressive environment takes on a life of its own as the shadows of the housing estate close in.

GIRAFFE - WRI-DIR: CALEB FEMI // Before their 17th Birthdays, two black boys attempt to bury contraband in order to save their cultural identity from being erased by the UK government, however, they unearth new truths that test their friendship.

SPACE PLUG - WRI-DIR: MARCUS ANTHONY THOMAS // In the middle of space, a baby human is raised in a blank white room with everything that they need but nothing they want.

LIMINAL ROOTS - WRI-DIR: ALIYAH HARFOOT // A journey through the memories of a young girl struggling to come to terms with the complexity of her mixed-raced identity.

AFRO-ARAB - DIR: REMI LAUDAT // An exploration of the complexities and experiences of what it means to be Afro-Arab.

TEJU’S TALE - WRI-DIR: TENIOLA ZARA KING // Set in 1950s London, Teju relocates from Nigeria to study nursing, but faces challenges when her colleagues demand to see her “tail”.

NO MORE WINGS - WRI-DIR: ABRAHAM ADEYEMI // Two childhood friends who meet at a divergent point in their lives in their favourite fried chicken shop in South London.

WHY ME - WRI-ACT: NIKKI FAGBEMI // A lacklustre bookies assistant's life is a jenga set of problems waiting to fail, but what will tip her over the edge?