Events in this season:
- Grow Jamaica
- Dub Echoes
- Welcome to Nollywood
- The Fighting Spirit
- What Black Men Think + Q&A
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
- Crossing Bridges + Q&A
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Black Filmmakers Magazine Monthly Film Club
11 September 2007 - 3 August 2008
An offshoot of the yearly bfm International Film festival that has been showcasing Black World cinema since 1998, the bfm film club promotes the awareness of Black world cinema through monthly screenings and discussions at the ICA. bfm screenings are held on the first Sunday of every month. Most screenings are followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker or actor(s).
With a particular focus on independent filmmaking, the film club provides a platform for topical, high quality films which often don't make it into the mainstream, from feature films to documentaries and short films.
Past films featured at the film club and filmmakers that have been invited include; Sisters in Law (Kim Longinotto); Hasta Siempre (Rice N Peas); 500 Years Later (Owen Alik' Shahadah); Cherps (Kolton Lee); Reggae (Horace Ove) and Burning An Illusion (Menelik Shabazz).
Film
Grow Jamaica
6 July 2008
July's BFM screening is an examination of the economic, medical, legal and political implications of legalising cannabis in Jamaica.
Film
Dub Echoes
3 August 2008
From the BFM film club, a dub documentary featuring Lee Scratch Perry, Don Letts, Aba Shanti-I, Mad Professor, Roots Manuva and more.
Film
Welcome to Nollywood
4 May 2008
Doc following three Nigerian directors, working in the world's third largest film industry, and one that's still virtually unknown outside Africa.
Film
The Fighting Spirit
6 April 2008
The story of three boxers fighting their way from a shanty town in Ghana to the big-money tournaments of Europe and Africa.
Film
What Black Men Think + Q&A
2 Dec 2007, 6 Jan 2008
How myths and misrepresentations affect relationships and identities, with a Q&A from the director following the screening.
Film
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2 March 2008
A compelling portrait of African-American actress, poet, teacher, dancer and political activist Beah Richards.
Film
Crossing Bridges + Q&A
11 Sep 2007, 3 Feb 2008
Suicidal on a bridge over the Thames, Julius meets an angel and takes an unexpected journey. A repeat screening from the BFM film club, with director Q&A.