Early short films by Issac Julien and Menelik Shabazz respond to police violence, uprisings and liberation struggles by Black British communities in the 80s.
Mid-century short films focus on Black British life from class relations to interracial friendship to avant-garde Black Power freak-outs.
Featuring an introduction by series programmer Ashley Clark preceding the screening on May 4.
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Ten Bob in Winter (1963)
Dir. Lloyd Reckord
12min, 16mm
Following the travels of a ten shilling note, this early representation of Black British life, directed by the Jamaica-born film and theater pioneer Lloyd Reckord, sketches out the social geography of a community and the insidious effects of racism and classism within it.
Jemima and Johnny (1966)
Dir. Lionel Ngakane
29 min, 35mm
As two young children (one Black, one white) explore Notting Hill, their friendship challenges the older generations around them in this kinetic, quietly profound short film by South African-born actor and activist Lionel Ngakane.
Death May Be Your Santa Claus (1969)
Dir. Frankie Dymon
36 min, Disc
This Black Power-meets-avant-garde freak-out is a freewheeling tour through the consciousness of a British black radical shot through with sex, psychedelia, cannibalism, and counterculture politics.
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