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Tag Archives: Film
Jon Akomfrah’s Mimesis: African Soldier in Bristol
First screened in 2019 at the Imperial war Museum as part of the First World War centenary, John Akomfah’s Mimesis: African Soldier is currently showing at the Bristol Museum and uncovers the largely ignored story of the Commonwealth soldiers who … Continue reading
‘BEING BLACKER’: A radical encounter between BAFTA Winning film-maker MOLLY DINEEN and Brixton’s BLACKER DREAD
‘Being Blacker’ is a unique, uncompromising and radical 90 minute documentary and both Molly Dineen and Steve’Blacker Dread’ Martin take to the road to launch the film in a cinema near you prior to it airing on BBC2 on March … Continue reading
QUESTS FOR 2016…THE OGONI… STRAIGHT NO CHASER – THE ARCHIVE….
QUESTS FOR 2016…THE OGONI… STRAIGHT NO CHASER – THE ARCHIVE…. As someone who is “under-employed” and pretty much unemployable in the straight world I find myself not alone. Like many of my friends and fellow cultural co-conspirators, who have spent … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged Blue Moon, Film, Frances Feeney, Indiegogo, Ken Saro Wiwa, Nigeria, Paris, Petroleum Industry, Pollution, Sokari Camp Douglas, Straight No Chaser, THE OGONI
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BLACK PANTHER PARTY: Vanguard Of The Revolution
Black Panther Party: Vanguard Of The Revolution hit the big screen at Hackney’s Rio Cinema during the East London Film Festival and was joy to behold. It is now poised for nationwide release. In the shadow of on-going institutionalised police … Continue reading
UK Premiere of Passinho Dance-Off at Curzon DocDays
Calling all dancers. The UK Premiere of Passinho Dance-Off is at the Curzon DocDays on 27th May. It’s an early one… 6.45pm. Book today. Big respect to Jez Smadja (Shook / Straight No Chaser) for pulling this off! Passinho is … Continue reading
Posted in Urban runnings...
Tagged baile funk, Brasil, Curzon DocDays, Emílio Domingos, favelas, Film, Passinho, samba, street dance
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SOLO SOPRANO: A PORTRAIT OF LOL COXHILL
‘SOLO SOPRANO- A PORTRAIT OF LOL COXHILL’ is latest venture by film maker Helen Petts and following its successful launch at the Full of Noises Festival, the film tours to Tusk Festival, Newcastle, London Jazz Festival and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra … Continue reading
The Stuart Hall Project
The Stuart Hall Project: a Smoking Dogs film about revolution, politics, culture and the New Left experience is in cinemas 6 September Highly acclaimed at this year’s Sundance and Sheffield Documentary festivals, the new film from Smoking Dogs’ award-winning documentarian … Continue reading
Black Queens, White Lies, Red Herrings…. take a trip to the coast!
Go on & treat yourself… after all, Spring is in the air and it is the Queen’s Jubilee! Head on down to the south coast in search another Queen – The Queen Charlotte, the “liveliest new arts and entertainment … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged Art, Black Queens White Lies Red Herrings, Dick Jewell, documentary, Film, montage, Ramsgate, Reggae, The Queen Charlotte
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Sweet Baadasssss Melvin Van Peebles & Occupy!
Coinciding with famed film director Melvin Van Peebles lending his voice to the Occupy Wall Street Movement is the rumour that the radical OG was “the first African American trader on the floor at the Wall Street Stock Exhange.” Personally, … Continue reading
Posted in Follytricks!
Tagged adlib, Bill Cosby, Burnt Sugar, Film, Melvin Van Peebles, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street Movement, weetback's Baadasssss Song
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