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MORTU NEGA (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) (LFF)
Diminga strives to find her husband during a War of Independence that threatens to destroy her country and uproot her life.
The PERFECT NEIGHBOR INTERVIEW
The New Black Film Collective recently welcomed filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir and activist Pamela Dias to London, for an intimate conversation about their Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor. Gandbhir, who directed the film, is a longtime family friend of Dias, whose daughter, Ajike “AJ” Owens, was tragically killed in the incident that inspired the documentary.
MY FATHER’S SHADOW (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) (LFF)
Two brothers join their estranged father on a formative journey to Lagos, where they meet figures in his story, and have important conversations about life.
SEA STAR (TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL) (TIFF)
As Chris steps into the pool at his first ever swimming lesson, we watch his attempts to face his past, battle his emotions and overcome a fear of water passed down through generations.
Souleymane’s Story
Through the character of Souleymane, an undocumented delivery driver in Paris, the film portrays the fears most young asylum seekers endure.
MORE LIFE (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) (LFF)
An accurate depiction of Black male friendship told in the most contemporaneous way- via livestream.
BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) (LFF)
An immersive, overwhelming and inspiring vision for Black consciousness.
THE EYES OF GHANA (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) (LFF)
Follow the moving, story of the man behind the slogan that influenced a social movement.
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: THE KWAME BRATHWAITE STORY (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL) (LFF)
Follow the moving, story of the man behind the slogan that influenced a social movement.
One Battle After Another
The surface level search and rescue narrative balances weightier topics, as One Battle After Another (2025) holds an unflinching mirror to the world.
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
A music mogul gets caught up in a dilemma that puts both his life and morality at stake.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk (2025) follows a group of young men in a life threatening trial about the true nature of competition and survival.
A Story Left Behind (Sheffield DocFest)
A Story Left Behind is a fascinating, elegantly haunting and moving short film that uncovers a hidden gem in Sheffield’s overlooked history.
Kethiwe Ngobo Interview (Sheffield Docfest)
Kethiwe Ngobo’s And She Didn’t Die uncovers the radical journey of her mother Lauretta Nogobo from South African revolutionary to exile, who spoke of liberation through her transformative and feminist storytelling, to the cost of activism. Raising her children in rural South Africa and then becoming a headmistress in the UK, Lauretta's powerful works are told through incredible archive footage interwoven with her own words.
Hind Meddeb Interview (Sheffield Docfest)
Hind Meddeb’s Sudan, Remember Us (2024) centres the exceptional human power of art, music and revolution of the Sudanese youth who resist the brutal regime of Omar Al-Bashir. Beginning in Khartoum just after the fall of the dictator in 2019, Meddeb documents the protests filled by art and poetry as they demand democracy and human rights. However, victory is soon overturned as a military ruthlessly dissolves the activist frontline and civil war breaks tears through the country. While this film does not end with victory, it definitely does not end in defeat - as we witness a generation, who are empowered by each other and we see an Africa not clouded by a worldview of poverty and strife, but of unity and courage.
