Black Filmmakers Magazine Monthly Film Club
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).
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Tribes
6 December 2009
December’s BFM Film Club screening, this fiery mini-drama takes viewers on a rollercoaster of love, life and lessons learned.
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Bashment: The Fork in the Road
2 August 2009
August's BFM screening: a cautionary tale of friendship, greed and redemption.
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Soul Power
5 July 2009
James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, Miriam Makeba and more at the 1974 Kinshasa 'rumble in the jungle' concert.
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Black British Talent: Lawrence Coke
7 June 2009
BFM Film Club: short films from award-winning and fast-emerging British director Lawrence Coke.
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African Shorts Programme
10 May 2009
Three short films from the 10th BFM International Film Festival.
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No! The Rape Documentary
15 March 2009
A BFM Film Club UK premiere for this US documentary looking at the realities of rape within African-American communities.
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13 Months of Sunshine
1 February 2009
February's BFM Film Club screening is a romantic comedy, and a green-card story with a twist.
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The Black Candle
4 January 2009
Narrated by Maya Angelou, a timely illumination on why the seven principles of Kwanzaa are so important to people of African descent today.
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Legacy in the Dust: The Four Aces Story
7 December 2008
Dalston's infamous club hosted Percy Sledge, Bob Marley, The Slits and Dylan and more. This moving doc waves goodbye as the Four Aces is bulldozed by urban regeneration.
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Maafa Legacy + Q&A
5 October 2008
Director and activist Toyin Agbetu presents the sequel to the acclaimed Maafa, examining the continued legacy of the British slave trade.
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Angels in the Dust
7 September 2008
A moving tale about the power of getting involved, in one small South African village.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2 March 2008
A compelling portrait of African-American actress, poet, teacher, dancer and political activist Beah Richards.
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What Black Men Think + Q&A
2 December 2007 - 6 January 2008
How myths and misrepresentations affect relationships and identities, with a Q&A from the director following the screening.
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Crossing Bridges + Q&A
11 September 2007 - 3 February 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.