The Attendant

Director: Isaac Julien

Year: 2025

ONCE AGAIN... (STATUES NEVER DIE) explores the storied relationship between Dr Albert C. Barnes, an early US collector and exhibitor of African cultural artefacts, and Alain Locke, a renowned philosopher and cultural critic, known as the 'Father of the Harlem Renaissance'. Their unlikely bond shapes cultural perspectives in early 20th century America, sparking an intellectual discourse during a pivotal era of cultural awakening.<br /> Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Panorama - World premiere

Director: Isaac Julien

Year: 1996

Frantz Fanon was a revolutionary, writer and psychiatrist, whose classic publications 'The Wretched of the Earth' (1961) and 'Black Skin White Mask' (1952) became founding texts of the decolonization movement. This film examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in the independence struggle in Algeria.<br /> Digitally remastered in 2K through the BFI Unlocking Film Heritage programme.<br /> Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Experimenta Strand - 2K Restoration World premiere

Director: Isaac Julien

Year: 1989

A mythic recreation of the private world of the black artists and writers such as Langston Hughes who formed the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. The film switches from archive footage to a stylized version of the jazz and blues era of Harlem to explore white society’s barriers against black homosexuality and self-imposed ‘discretion’.<br /> Official Selection Berlinale 2016 - Panorama Teddy 30