Projects in genres: Black

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As a young black girl falls out of love with her natural hair, a mother - through a poem - works to inspire self love and acceptance in her daughter, against a world that whispers otherwise.

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A 16mm film responding to legacies of Scottish colonialism and slavery in Guyana through archival research, matrilineal lines and sewing.

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Two teenage girls have to confront what they've left behind, before they can come to terms with where they're going. 15-year-olds Doe and Muna are going on a trip. Two girls from a dead-end seaside town, they board the train to the airport excitedly. Quiet, watchful Doe hasn’t gone anywhere since arriving in the UK the age of 3 as a refugee at from Somalia. Badass Muna, of Pakistani heritage, is the dominant force... These girls are not going on holiday, but to Istanbul, to be met by a chaperone who will take them to the Syrian border to start a new life. Disaster strikes in Istanbul when their chaperone doesn’t show. Out of their depth, they formulate a new plan to continue their journey alone. Experiencing different slices of life in the city, their resolve, faith and friendship are tested. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025

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An animated exploration of diasporic female identity, inspired by the director’s Bété ancestry in central Ivory Coast. Blending abstract storytelling with rich spiritual iconography, the film delves into feminine cosmology, folklore, and traditional artistry. Featuring copper motifs and intricate relief engravings, DÉDÉ reimagines West African sculptures through animation, bringing mythological deities, fertility carvings, and tribal masks to life in a visually striking journey. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Festival 2025

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Five lives, one city, the fate of a nation at war. A civil servant, a tea lady, a motorbike medic and two street boys, five stories weave together in search of freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war from the metropolis of Khartoum Sudan to escape in East Africa. In 2022 four Sudanese filmmakers, in collaboration with a British director/writer, began documenting the lives and dreams of five citizens in Khartoum. After a military coup brought down the civilian government, a war broke out between the army and the RSF militia that displaced over ten million people. Filmmakers and subjects escaped to East Africa and determined to continue the film another way. This film is a lyrical and cinematic window for global audiences to emotionally connect into the lives and dreams of the everyday people of Khartoum at a pivotal moment in African history. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2025 - European premiere Berlin Film Festival 2025 - Berlin Film Festival 2025 - Winner - Peace Film Prize Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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A coming of age film following a group of teenage skaters over a single summer, charting their journey from childhood to adulthood, as they contend with what it means to grow up. Official Selection Doc NYC 2025 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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In the retro-futuristic African nation of Alkebulan, Dr. Constance Moumie, a brilliant but overlooked scholar, faces a crisis when she discovers her fiancé, Sèyí Àjàyí, is engaged to Princess Ada. Her meticulously laid plans are thrown into disarray and she must quickly pick up the pieces. With the help of her best friend Bibiana, Constance hatches a bold scheme to expose Sèyí at his engagement ceremony, a move that unexpectedly brings her the long-overdue recognition she deserves.

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The story of Black British hope experienced through the eyes of the Windrush generation. The film follows the journey of young West Indian dreamer Dudley as he makes his way to England in the 1960s. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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A space-loving young boy has to navigate a new world when his mum suddenly suffers a mental health crisis, and his gran returns from the Caribbean to take care of him. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Short Film Competition

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A documentary that looks intimately at the incredible life story that shaped an iconic female musician who defined an era - The Selecter’s Pauline Black. Pauline Black goes on an odyssey looking at her personal experience of identity and how it has informed her life and art. The Two Tone movement was the perfect setting for Pauline with her mixed British, Nigerian and Jewish heritage. It was the catalyst that allowed her to explore and express all sides of herself and figure out who she is. Looking at her own groundbreaking experience, Pauline traces how her legacy is relevant to the world around her today where modern society pushes the boundaries of gender, politics, race and identity. “More than anything I wanted my family to finally say my name, Pauline Black. They could never bring themselves to say the B word. After years of being called half-caste or coloured, I could say it loud and proud, Pauline Black. I wanted to assert my new identity, fashioned in my own image, not somebody else’s idea of who I should be. My rebirth was complete. The ‘rude girl’ I had invented had a new name, Pauline Black.” Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - World premiere Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025 - International premiere

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A personal essay film centring on a sci-fi B-movie shot in Hemel Hempstead about the arrival of a non-human entity infiltrating the minds of residents with a toxic black slime. Playing a composite character of herself and the movie’s detective protagonist, filmmaker Danielle Dean brings together real and imagined worlds, past and present. Official Selection New York Film Festival 2024 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - European premiere

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A character-driven short film, that explores the power of dreams. Inspired by a conversation with his ill grandmother, 8 year old Jay embarks on his most exciting adventure yet - making a special gift for their estate.