This film follows the growth of the Afrocentric Black is Beautiful movement of the 60s and 70s through the lens of Kwame Brathwaite, pioneering Harlem photographer and its unsung godfather.
Kwame Brathwaite spent his life documenting black American history, photographing and befriending some of its biggest stars over his lifetime. He also founded grassroots fashion shows he called "Naturally" that celebrated natural black beauty and Afrocentrism in a time when it was deemed controversial, and heralded a new dawn for blackness across the globe.
Forgotten by history until his son uncovered his vast archive of photos in the 2010s, the film covers the revival of Kwame's legacy in the last few years of his life. Family, friends and artistic admirers championed Kwame's work in a bid to put his name on the map before his passing in 2023. Kwame's story weaves together the story of the black experience, cultural icons and activism, taking a Forrest Gump journey through the biggest names and moments in American culture.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Official Competition - World premiere
Ten days before the millennium, Hope, a single mother, arrives in London with her two infants, clutching only the clothes on their backs. Escaping a haunted past, she seeks refuge in a city gripped by Y2K paranoia. A charismatic stranger offers sanctuary, but as Hope navigates an uncertain future in unfamiliar streets, she uncovers his chilling motives. The threat to her family dwarfs the feared technological collapse. In a pulse-pounding race against time, Hope must protect her children at any cost, no matter the
personal sacrifice.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Short Film Competition
Quinn, a sexually confident young woman of mixed-race ancestry, struggles to find her footing in London after her mother’s death. On impulse, she decides to travel to South Africa in search of her estranged father, but when she fails to find him, her journey begins to reflect the reckless patterns of her London life. An unexpected turn leads to a chance encounter with charismatic South African, Harley. Offering her a ride into the outback, Harley pulls Quinn into an adventure that sweeps them from Cape Town’s electric nightlife to the vast, untamed rural heartlands, to confront both external dangers and the deep-seated prejudices of the locals. As they navigate the twists and tensions of the journey, Quinn and Harley form an unbreakable bond, realising that the answers they were searching for had been within them all along. A tale of self-discovery, resilience, and the unexpected roads that lead us home.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Baby dons a fluorescent pink wig and an unflinching smile on her socials, selling an airbrushed life in Europe to entice young Nigerian girls. Behind the filtered posts lies a more harrowing truth: Baby is trapped in a network of sex trafficking, surviving by enforcing the very system that once consumed her. Past rituals inflicted on the girls not only keep their bodies imprisoned, but also their minds, believing their silence and subservience dilutes their cursed lives. But, when someone from Baby's past becomes the newest recruit, Baby's carefully constructed world crumbles. Baby is confronted with guilt, complicity, and the crushing weight of unfulfilled dreams.
From Lagos to London, this documentary follows Wizkid’s rise as a global icon reshaping how Africa is seen - and heard - around the world. Blending intimate moments, explosive performances, and cultural commentary, the film captures how Wizkid is using his platform to change perceptions, reclaim African identity, and inspire a new generation.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
A bold, narrative-driven experience that immerses players in the hidden and haunting histories of anti-Blackness in the US and UK.
This is an experience designed to be difficult – mentally and emotionally. Drawing from primary sources, historical records and scholarly analysis, Coded Black offers a journey through past atrocities and moments of triumph.
Explore two distinct, atmospheric scenes – a plantation and a modern 20th-century city – each filled with real historical documents and audio visual storytelling. With a structure that surfaces different content in each run, Coded Black is a narrative crafted for both personal reflection and educational engagement.
The game deals with the historical topic of slavery and racism, and therefore includes descriptions of violent acts, images of devices used for the chastisement of enslaved people, and archival imagery depicting victims of lynching. Note, there is a museum version available with the lynching images disabled.
A tender short documentary on friendship and motherhood in Liverpool 8, where over one in six families are headed by a single parent.
Through letter-writing, conversations and retrospective walks, director Amber Akaunu delves into her childhood, as the daughter of a single mother, contextualising the experiences of single mothers today.
These intergenerational stories are connected by the community found in corner shops, places of worship, neighbours, community centres, family and friends.
Two kid brothers Remi and Akin get to spend a gift of a day with their estranged father Folarin. They go on a voyage into Lagos observing the colossal city for the first time and the hoops their father must deal with to provide. All this is happening in the backdrop of a huge 1993 presidential election result which calls into question his ability to get them home.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - First Feature Competition
