Tribes UK Premier, Ras Kassa Jamaica's Hotest Director
Tribes UK Premier
Dir: Ras Kassa
Set in Trinidad and Tobago, Tribes takes viewers on a rollercoaster of love, life and lessons learned. Centred around Jamahl, an undefeated stick-fighter and popular radio DJ, he finds that an unexpected twist in his personal life threatens to destroy everything. With support from his best friend and family, Jamahl realises it’s not how hard you fall, but how you get up that counts.
Tribes is the feature length directoral debut from Ras Kassa ‘The Guru’, one of Jamaica’s most talented filmmakers. Famed for Damian Marley's Welcome to Jamrock video, to date Kassa has directed over 100 music videos, many of which have been Marley family projects. His short feature Not To Me was screened as part if this year's 11th bfm International Film Festival.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Producers Yasmin Sammelin and Cathy Phiri from MTV’s social responsibility department.
Dur: 66min Trinidad/UK/2009 Language: English Cert: 15 Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square). Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 176
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A Winter Tale UK Premier
bfm Film Club - CANCELLED - A Winter Tale: UK Premier,
6 September, 2009 at the ICA
Unfortunately, we have to cancel this month's bfm film club screening of A Winter Tale. However, all is not lost as the film will be shown as part of the 11th bfm International Film Festival in November - be sure to catch the film and the Q&A with the director, Frances-Anne Solomon.
A Winter Tale UK Premier
bfm Film Club
4pm, Sunday 6th September 2009 A Winter Tale UK Premier Dir: Frances-Anne Solomon
Shots ring out one winter night and a bullet meant for a local street dealer kills a ten-year-old boy. In the downtown Toronto community of Parkdale, grief and suspicion hang heavily in the air, while the nightly patrons at Miss G’s Caribbean TakeAway resume their ritual of beer and banter. But one of them, Gene Wright, cannot go on. He begs his friends for help. In a most unusual development, six Black men make a pact to form a support group in hopes of salvaging their broken spirits and redeeming their besieged community. A Winter Tale is set against the backdrop of a multicultural community's unrealized hopes and dreams. Bitter and tragic, funny and hopeful, the film tells a uniquely Canadian story that features Toronto as a central character.
Winner of Best Film Festival of Black International Cinema Berlin (2008), Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Foreign Film Zuma Film Festival (2008), Winner of Best Foreign Film San Diego Black Film Festival (2008), Audience Award Best Feature Trinidad &Tobago Film Festival.
Dur: 90min Canada/2006
Language: English
Cert: 15
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
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Steve "Tehut-Nine" McAlpin, director, Bashment will be at the bfm film club screening of his film on Sunday, 2 August, 2009. But who is he?
We've just found out that Steve “Tehut-Nine” McAlpin, director, Bashment will no longer be able to join us at the bfm film club screening of his film on Sunday, 2 August, 2009. So, here's some more information about the filmmaker
Steve “Tehut-Nine” McAlpin was born in Kingston, Jamaica. At a very young age he migrated to Brooklyn, New York to live with his family. He is a world renowned poet and an innovative entrepreneur. After years of writing and performing poetry all over the world, Tehut wanted to expand his writing. His first thought was to write a novel, but after a friend casted him for a role in an independent feature film, he became intrigued with the idea of making movies.
As a filmmaker Tehut is the classic example of an autodidact. His love for movies drove him to learn the art and creative process of filmmaking hands on as well as through voracious reading and studies of the masters, i.e. Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Oliver Stone, Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Mann, etc.
In 2005 he wrote, shot, directed and produced his first feature-length film, Foreign, a comedy about a Jamaican immigrant’s adjustment to life in New York. Foreign was an instant hit within Caribbean communities across the United States. Shortly after Foreign was released Tehut began working on his second film Bashment: The Fork in The Road.
Once again wearing multiple hats, Tehut not only wrote, co-starred and co-produced Bashment, but he also shot, directed and edited the entire movie. On July 22, 2007 after the movie premiered in Atlanta, GA, The Jamaica Gleaner wrote, "Credit the talented Steve "Tehut-Nine" McAlpin...Bashment outpaces many Jamaican-made films that have come before. The drama and intrigue make it take a back seat to none, not even the classic The Harder they Come. It compares more favorably with films by black American Spike Lee."
Tehut has also written and will be directing the following films: A Hundred Grand, The Rasta and the Rude Boy, American Boops, Jamerica and Ronnie on the Run. All slated for production in 2009 - 2010.
Film Club: Bashment - The Fork in the Road - UK Premier
bfm Film Club
4pm, Sunday 2nd August 2009
Bashment: The Fork in the Road - UK Premier
Dir: Steve McAlpin
Bashment outpaces many Jamaican-made films that have come before. The drama and intrigue make it a back seat to none, not event the classic ‘The Harder They Come’. Jamaican Gleaner.
A cautionary tale about friendship, greed and redemption, Bashment addresses the many complexities and pitfalls that Jamaican and Caribbean immigrants face on the quest for that all too often allusive 'American Dream’. When Cymbal (Mykal Fax) and his friends, Job (Steve McAlpin), Tubby (Shawn Cummings) and Rupert (Narada Campbell) linkup with Son-Son (Nohard Grant) an incorrigible bad boy who believes that choice is an illusion, and that the gun is the only thing that matters, they find themselves dealing with more drama than they are willing to take on.
Dur: 119min, 2007/US Language: Jamaican Creole w/ English Subtitles Cert: 15 Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square). Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 176 BFM:www.bfmmedia.com or contact Film Club Co-ordinator Nadia Denton at
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Film Club Soul Power
4pm, Sunday 5th July 2009
Soul Power PREVIEW + Soul DJ Night Dir: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
Originally shot in 1974, Soul Power is a classic, vintage documentary which followed a handful of the most significant African-American RnB acts as they travelled to Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire, held alongside the much anticipated Rumble in the Jungle fight. It features engrossing behind the scenes footage of greats such Muhammad Ali and James Brown, talking ‘black’ politics, connecting with their African heritage and just being themselves. Also, includes stellar performances by James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz and Miriam Makeba. Screening will be followed by a 60s and 70s soul night hosted by the REBOP COLLECTIVE.
This event is being held in association with Progressive Entertainment.
Screening has been made possible courtesy of Eureka Video.
Dur: 93min / US Language: English Cert: 12A
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square). Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk
By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 176 BFM:www.bfmmedia.com or contact Film Club Co-ordinator
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Film Club Black British Talent
Cinema 1
07.06.09 4pm
Black British Talent: Lawrence Coke
A retrospective of the award winning and fast emerging talent, Lawrence Coke. In Coke’s first short film Melvin: Portrait of a Player we are introduced by way of spoof, to the character Melvin, a quintessential ladies man. Morally Speaking deals with the taboo subject of female pleasures under the sheets. One Day at a Time, a melancholy piece about the emotional cost of the death of a loved one through gun violence. The Windrush era based Win, Lose or Draw narrates the experience of West Indian arrivals to a hostile post war a Britain.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director.
Dir: Lawrence Coke
Dur: 15min/2003, 15min/2005, 15min/2006, 37min/2007, UK
Language: English
Cert: 15
African Shorts Programme
African Shorts Programme
4.15 pm, Sunday 10th May 2009
Dir: Various
An eclectic mix of short films from the 10th BFM International Film Festival.
The award winning Survivor (Dir: Nicole Volavka), a tale of friendship made on fragile emotional grounds in the world of London’s night cleaners. Fast paced Area Boys (Dir: Omelihu Nwanguma), lifelong friends Bode and Obi decide to sever the ties to their life of crime for good, but their plans fall apart before it’s began. Sensual Movement (R)evolution Africa (Dir: Joan Frosch and Alla Korgan), riveting stories of nine African choreographers who unveil soul shaking responses to the beauty and tragedy of the 21st century through dance.
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Directors (tbc).
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Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Nile Valley
Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Nile Valley
Date: 4pm, Sunday 5th April 2009 Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Nile Valley Dir: Louis Buckley
A rare documentary which unravels the legacy of ancient Sudan through an exploration of the history and spiritual mythology of the original peoples of the Nile Valley. Digging deep into the regions contribution to modern civilization, it looks at such disciplines such as astronomy, architecture and science showing how what is now a war torn part of Africa, once rose to prominence in former times.
Features interviews with leading pan-African scholars Robin Walker, K.N Chimbiri, Anthony Browder and Dr Kimani Nehusi.
Screening will be followed by a discussion with the Director.
Winner “Audience Choice Award” Pan African Film Festival 2009.
Dur: 74min /Sudan & UK, 2008
Language: English
Cert: 12A
Official Website: http://www.blackninefilms.com/newindex.html
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
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NO! The Rape Documentary
4pm, Sunday 15th March 2009
NO! The Rape Documentary UK Premier
Dir: Aishah Shahidah Simmons
International Women’s Month Special
If the Black community in the Americas and in the world would heal itself, it must complete the work [NO!] begins. Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, The Color Purple
One out of three women in the United States will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. NO! an award-winning documentary, unveils the realities of rape, other forms of sexual violence, and healing in African-American communities, through intimate testimonies from Black women victim-survivors. Formed through commentary , archival footage, performance poetry and dance; NO! sheds public light on what is a rarely discussed topic , including incest and the way in which rape has been used as a weapon of homophobia .
NO! will be introduced by Ayanna Serwaa, an Empowerment Therapist who actively works with groups, organisations and individuals to 'heal the scars of violence'
Winner “Audience Choice Award” at the San Diego Women Film Festival, and the “Best Documentary Award” at the India International Women’s Film Festival.
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13 Months of Sunshine
4pm, Sunday 1st February 2009
13 Months of Sunshine
Dir: Yehdego Abeselom
A romantic comedy, and Ethiopian green card story with a twist. Solomon and Hanna enter a marriage of convenience. Solomon dreams of opening a coffee shop with the money acquired, and Hanna is looking for a better life in America. During the year-long naturalization process, they find that the marriage of convenience becomes complicated through love, jealousy and the clash of cultural values each must face in following their dreams.
Dur: 102min / US, 2008
Language: Amharic with English Subtitles
Cert: 12A
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
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The Black Candle
4pm, Sunday 4th January 2009
Dir: M.K. Asante
Narrated by world renowned poet Maya Angelou, The Black Candle is a timely illumination on why the seven principles of Kwanzaa (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith) are so important to people of African descent today. Looking closely at the pan African celebration, Kwanzaa, The Black Candle traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African event embraced by over 40 million celebrants.
Language:English
Dur: 71min / US, 2008
Cert:12A
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (justoff Trafalgar Square).
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Maafa Legacy
3pm, Sunday 5th October 2008
Maafa Legacy
Dir: Toyin Agbetu
A follow up to the successful and highly controversial Maafa, Maafa Legacy rigorously examines the academic view that British slavery was just ‘trade’; and makes direct linkages between the legacy of one of the most heinous crimes and how it has affected African descendants today.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director and community activist Toyin Agbetu.
Dur:118min / UK, 2008 Language: English Cert: 12A Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just
off Trafalgar Square). Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6
members Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38,
77a, 88, 91, 139, 176
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Angels in the Dust
4pm, Sunday 7th September 2008
Angels in the Dust
Dir: Louise Hogarth
An inspiring story about a wealthy Johannesburg family who abandons their comfortable existence and spends their life savings to establish an orphanage in a village where 60% of the population is HIV Positive. The story is centered on Marion Cloete, a university trained therapist whose self-sacrificial courage motivates change and hope. A powerful documentary which celebrates how children who are surrounded by death and tragedy can be instilled with strength and hope for a better tomorrow. Amnesty International Amsterdam VARA Audience Award 2008. Palm Springs International Film Festival Best of Fest 2008.
Dur:95min / South Africa, 2007 Language: English Cert: 12A Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just
off Trafalgar Square). Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6
members Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38,
77a, 88, 91, 139, 176
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Dub Echoes
4pm, Sunday 3rd August 2008
Dub Echoes
Dir: Bruno Natal
Dub Echoes aims to show how this Jamaican invention called dub ended up influencing
much of the music we hear today, from electronic music to hip-hop. Key names,
from both reggae and the electronic music world, talk about the birth of this
genre, how it helped to change the way we perceive music and how it’s
presence can still be felt today.
Cast includes: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Don Letts, Aba Shanti-I,
Basement Jaxx, Bunny Lee, Dennis Bovell, David Katz, Mad Professor, Mutabaruka,
Roots Manuva, Sly & Robbie and U-Roy.
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director.
Dur: 89min, 2007/ Brasil Language: English with subtitles Cert: 12A Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just
off Trafalgar Square). Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6
members Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38,
77a, 88, 91, 139, 176
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Grow Jamaica
3.30pm, Sunday 6th July 2008
Grow Jamaica
Dir: Denny Mendoza
Based on the book of the same name by Reverend Leroy James Campbell, Grow Jamaica examines the economic, medical, political and legal implications of legalizing cannabis on the island of Jamaica. Features contributions from a wide cross–section of Jamaican society including; politicians, farmers, doctors, economists and law enforcement officers.
Duration: 60 mins, UK, 2005
Certificate: 12A
Language: English with Subtitles
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
A provocative news documentary that takes a critical look at media images how they are instituted, established and controlled. Examines the relationship between the historical and existing media images of women of color and raises the question of whether they may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty that are celebrated in media images. Features candid interviews with young women discussing their self-image and social commentary from Actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith, PBS Washington Week Moderator Gwen Ifill, Rapper/Political Activist Chuck D, and Cultural Critic Michaela Angela Davis among others.
Duration: 56 min, US, 2006
Certificate: 12A
Language: English
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Shantell Town
Dir: Paulette James
A Black Hair Story set in Brixton, with a splash of 70’s Blaxploitation. Shantell must step up and find her feet on the street, in the battle to find out who’s ‘Super Bad’.
Duration: 10 min, UK, 2007
Certificate: 12A
Language: English
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
The Nigerian film industry, known as "Nollywood", has exploded in the last ten years. Now the most popular cinema in all of West Africa - more popular even than imports of Hollywood or Bollywood films - the Nigerian film industry has distinguished itself by shooting all films (called "video-films") on digital video. The sheer volume of Nigerian video-films is staggering: one estimate has a film being produced for each day of the year. Nollywood is now the third largest film industry in the world, generating 286 million dollars per year for the Nigerian economy. And yet this vibrant, profitable industry is virtually unknown outside of Africa.
The film follows three directors and their latest productions, while also using interviews with scholars, actors, and journalists who celebrate (in insightful and often humorous ways) the Nigerian video-film industry as a whole, its unique character and genres, as well as its impact on the culture of West Africa and Africans at home and abroad.
Duration: 56 min USA, 2007
Certificate: 12A
Language: English Subtitles
Screening will be followed by a discussion led by Tope Omoniyi, Professor of Sociolinguistics, Roehampton University, and Coordinator of the Nigerian Films Project.
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
Bukom is a tiny shantytown suburb of Accra in Ghana, a factory for the toughest, most skilled boxers in the world. The Fighting Spirit tells the story of three fighters, two men and a woman, as they battle their way to the glittering rings of Europe and America to fight for the biggest prizes in the business. Witnessing their triumphs and defeats in and out of the ring, this is a story of modern Africans' ambitions as they fight for respect and reward, for their tribe and their home.
Duration: 80 min UK, 2007
Certificate: 12A
Language: Ga with English Subtitles
Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
Tribes UK Premier
bfm Film Club - CANCELLED - A Winter Tale: UK Premier,
We've just found out that Steve “Tehut-Nine” McAlpin, director, Bashment will no longer be able to join us at the bfm film club screening of his film on Sunday, 2 August, 2009. So, here's some more information about the filmmaker
