Enfield Caribbean Association in partnership with The New Black Film Collective, presents a screening of -

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FEATURE FILM - BABYLON (1980)

The movie centres around Brinsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in South West London (Brixton). The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.

Dir: Franco Rosso

Cast: Trevor Laird, Brinsley Forde, Karl Howmans

Cert: 15

Dur: 1h 35m

Q&A: Avril Nanton

Avril Nanton is a qualified London tour guide and Black history historian, offering lectures and tours on Black history in the London area. She founded Avril’s Walks and Talks in 2016 and is one of the few Black female Black History tour specialists in the UK. Avril is also a director of the Jane Duffield Bursary Trust, which supports aspiring tour guides. In 2021, she co-authored Black London: History, Art & Culture in over 120 Places, which gained media attention, including a feature on ITV London.

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2:00pm - Doors open + Intro

2:05pm - Film starts promptly - Babylon (1hr 35m)

3.30pm - Film finishes + Panel Discussion

4.00pm - Exit venue

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Admission is on a first come, first served basis.

This is a ‘Colour Me In’ screening series – a project developed by The New Black Film Collective, to fully equip Black exhibitors with tools and knowledge to access affordable titles, venues and resources, in order to be resilient in serving their audiences.

Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub