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CARIBBEAN TALES
Mas Man + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 12.00 / Rich Mix Cinema 2 / £8 / £6 concessions

Film info: A sparkling documentary that examines the life of Trinidadian Carnival “Masman” Peter Minshall, whose lifelong ambition was to prove that Mas (the Carnival stage) can be high art. Full Details


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CARIBBEAN TALES
Russ Henderson: The Pan Man
Saturday 7th Nov / 12:00 / Rich Mix Cinema 2 / £8 / £6 concessions

Film info: Pan Man tells the story of renowned jazz pianist and steel pan player Russ Henderson from his days as a struggling musician in the 1950s to receiving recognition in the form of an MBE from HRH Prince of Wales for long standing services to the music industry. Full Details


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POLITICAL THOUGHT
Twilight Revelations: Episodes on the Life and Time of Emperor Haile Selassie
Saturday 7th Nov / 14:00 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selassie (1892 – 1975) is to this day revered by the million-strong Rastafarian community. Yemane I Demissie’s documentary shows us the man behind the myth. Full Details

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AFRICA CALLING
Kwame
Saturday 7th Nov / 14:00 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: In Los Angeles, a Ghanaian taxi driver and a drug addict form an unlikely friendship that will either save or destroy them.

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CARIBBEAN TALES
Not To Me + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 14:15 / Rich Mix Cinema 2 / £8 / £6 concessions

Film info: Set in Jamaica, Not To Me follows the lives of best friends Keisha and Charmaine. Keisha is worried that her “uptown” boyfriend might forget her when he’s away studying.

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POLITICAL THOUGHT
Seen But Not Heard + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 14:15 / Rich Mix Cinema 2 / £8 / £6 concessions

Film info: Filled with revealing first person accounts of activists and individuals infected by the virus, this documentary examines the struggles faced by African-American women going through life with AIDS. Full Details


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ALTERNATIVE SHORTS
Empire of Cricket: West Indies + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 14:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: An insightful documentary presenting a history of the West Indies through cricket. It reveals how cricket clubs across the Caribbean once operated a kind of sporting apartheid, with whites-only membership and white players alone allowed to captain the national team. Full Details


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ALTERNATIVE SHORTS
Dominoes and Bingo + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 14:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: A warm and intimate portrait of “Stockwell Good Neighbours”, a community of elderly Afro-Caribbean people that meets Monday lunch time to play dominoes and bingo.

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AFRICA CALLING
Touki Bouki
Saturday 7th Nov / 16.00 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: Mory, a cowherd who rides a motorcycle mounted with a cow's skull, and Anta, a university student, have met in Dakar, Senegal's capital. Full Details


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UNDERGROUND SHORTS
Signs
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: A comedy set in a cybercafé, where the store owner has to deal with a customer who can’t read the signs.

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UNDERGROUND SHORTS
Losing It
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: Marcel has lost his job, his girlfriend and close mates in a short amount of time…

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UNDERGROUND SHORTS
Marcus
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: How gun crime affects a tight family of three: Patricia, a single mother, and her two teenage children Marcus and Abigail.

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UNDERGROUND SHORTS
Shit Happens
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: Ricky, known to his friends as a player, seems to have finally found Mrs Right!

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UNDERGROUND SHORTS
Say My Name
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: A contemporary gay love story set amidst a gritty grimy urban backdrop.

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UNDERGROUND SHORTS
Communication
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:00 / Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1 / £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members / Mondays £5

Film info: Two rival gangs are feuding. What could prevent the situation from ending into a blood bath?

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CARIBBEAN TALES
What Goes Around + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 16:30 / Rich Mix Cinema 2 / £8 / £6 concessions

Film info: Set against the backdrop of South Florida's vibrant entertainment scene, What Goes Around is a gutsy drama about “male/female relationships with a Jamaican edge”. Full Details



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IDENTITY SHORTS
Exile + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 18.30 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: Travel diary from a British-Nigerian woman, with voice-over narration and improvised African dance.

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IDENTITY SHORTS
Ayan + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 18.30 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: A Somali girl is haunted by images of the war at home and suffers at the hand of bullies at school.

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IDENTITY SHORTS
Roots + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 18.30 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: A self-portrait documentary where Jaha, who has often been accused of “acting white”, tries to discover what makes someone black – or not.

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IDENTITY SHORTS
Young, Black and Gay + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 18.30 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: Poet Dean Atta on coming out and his experience as a black gay man living in London.

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IDENTITY SHORTS
Eb & Flo + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 18.30 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: A bright eleven year old boy uses his precocious mind to analyze his parents’ relationship and the future of the planet.

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IDENTITY SHORTS
Hollywood Jerome + Q&A
Saturday 7th Nov / 18.30 / BFI Southbank NFT2 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: A Somali girl is haunted by images of the war at home and suffers at the hand of bullies at school.

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CONTEMPORARY
A Good Day to be Black and Sexy
Saturday 7th Nov / 20:45 / BFI Southbank NFT3 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: Taking an uncompromising look at love and sexuality, A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy evokes some of Spike Lee’s earlier, more controversial films. Full Details


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CONTEMPORARY
Kia
Saturday 7th Nov / 20:45 / BFI Southbank NFT3 / £9 / Concessions £6.65 / Members £7.60 / Members Concessions £5.25 Under 15’s £5.25

Film info: Kai goes to rehab to get rid of her addiction to designer coffee. But will she ever be able to live without her chai tea latte, café mocha and cappuccino? Full Details


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