Projects in genres: Black

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The powerful story of how a new generation of black and brown activists are changing the social and political landscape in the capital and beyond. Following an exciting new breed of organisations as well as the young Londoners that are part of them. The London Black Revolutionaries, or ‘Black Revs’, have a predilection for dramatic, raucous, direct action. 'R Movement' challenge the idea of the ‘Staid and Serious’ political activist and 'The Black Dissidents' are a new organisation intent on furthering the fight against oppression along the lines of race, class and gender. A chronicle of the evolution of characters as they experience personal and political awakenings, breakthroughs and, at times, disillusionment. A unique and original glimpse into the rewarding but difficult path that must be trodden in the struggle for personal, social and political liberation.

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In the marital bed the surreal sensuality enveloping Othello and Desdemona is disturbed by a dangling telephone. As the phone pours poison into Othello’s mind he transforms into a different entity with detrimental consequences for Desdemona. Digitally drawn animation with juxtaposed shots of live action.

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Over a lilting soundtrack, characters wander through London's concrete jungle as an unknown female voice reflects on the current state of the city and her imagined future.

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Cosmo, a South African pianist falls in love with Sakeena, a British Muslim ballerina, who is being forced into an arranged marriage by her abusive radicalised Uncle Jehandar. Through their struggle, Cosmo tries to show that the power of love is far more important than the love for power. Cosmo seems like the perfect choice for Sakeena, but he is running away from a dark past which catches up with him as he tries to prove his love for Sakeena. Only ever wanting true happiness, the pair begin to fight for their freedom to love each other, but this leads to her family discovering the truth about their relationship. Feeling betrayed, her Uncle Jehandar arranges an honour killing and promises her family that she will never step a foot out line once he's finished with her.

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A man doles out fifteen years worth of advice to a young woman with thoroughly unexpected results. Official Selection Berlinale 2016 - Generation 14 Plus - World premiere

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A British Nigerian family, fragmented by their personal struggles tries to come to terms with their youngest daughters mutism.

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A chance meeting in the street, leads to an unexpected conclusion

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As a child she was abandoned by her own mother, now a mother herself and suffering from postnatal depression, will Lola finally heal the hidden scars by meeting the woman who left her? Or is she destined to repeat the cycle and sins from a childhood she'd rather forget?

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A young Nigerian man is forced to address a secret he has harbored from his parents during a traditional, family gathering.

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4:59am, London's Banking District. A young banker attempting to escape from his sins meets an immigrant cleaner who he believes might provide absolution. But there is more to his new friend than meets the eye.

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Two men apparently in the future revisit images from their past centred on race and cultural identity, exploring their relationship whilst acknowledging their difference, finding guidance in the plays of Frantz Fanon. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand

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"'Black Code/Code Noir' unites temporally and geographically disparate elements into a critical reflection on two recent events: the murders of Michael Brown and Kajieme Powell by police officers in the U.S. in 2014. Archaeologically, the film argues that behind this present situation is a sedimented history of slavery, preserved by the Black Code laws of the colonies in the Americas. These codes have transformed into the algorithms that configure police Big Data and the necropolitical control of African Americans today. Yet how can we read in this present? How can we unwrite the sorcery of this code as a hack? Through a historical détournement the film suggests the Haitian Revolution as the first instance of the Black Code’s hacking and as a past symbol for a future hope." Louis Henderson Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand