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Black Lens: Black Mother (Cert 15)
Our monthly Black Lens film night will be a special screening of Black Mother; one of two films we are screening in June as part of our special Windrush 75 celebrations.
Black Mother is an arresting audio-visual love letter to Jamaica.
Director Khalik Allah takes us on a spiritual journey through the bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, introducing us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home.
Their frank testimonies create a multi-voiced symphony, set against a visual poem of unforgettable portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred and profane, Black Mother channels rebellion and reverence into a deeply personal proclamation informed by Jamaica’s turbulent history, but existing in the urgent present.
“I shot my last film in the streets. I shot this one on a river. Everything in the film is connected through water; from the fruit to the land to the people – with a specific emphasis on the woman who carries life for nine months.”
“I want Black Mother to hit you in the chest more than the head. It’s a magnifier and mirror of modern day Jamaica reflecting its complicated history through the lens of family and spirituality.”
Director, Khalik Allah
Following the screening, we invite you to stay a while to explore and engage in an open and candid conversation, curated by our film programmer, Ephraim Webber.
Black Mother is an arresting audio-visual love letter to Jamaica.
Director Khalik Allah takes us on a spiritual journey through the bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, introducing us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home.
Their frank testimonies create a multi-voiced symphony, set against a visual poem of unforgettable portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred and profane, Black Mother channels rebellion and reverence into a deeply personal proclamation informed by Jamaica’s turbulent history, but existing in the urgent present.
“I shot my last film in the streets. I shot this one on a river. Everything in the film is connected through water; from the fruit to the land to the people – with a specific emphasis on the woman who carries life for nine months.”
“I want Black Mother to hit you in the chest more than the head. It’s a magnifier and mirror of modern day Jamaica reflecting its complicated history through the lens of family and spirituality.”
Director, Khalik Allah
Following the screening, we invite you to stay a while to explore and engage in an open and candid conversation, curated by our film programmer, Ephraim Webber.
Thursday 1st June 2023, from 7pm (screening starts from 7.20pm)
BLACK MOTHER (Cert 15)
Doors open from 7pm, screening starts at 7.20pm.
Screening will be followed by an intimate, candid discussion.
Suggested viewer age: 15 years+
Running time: 1hr 17mins
Tickets from £8 (Pay What You Can)
BLACK MOTHER (Cert 15)
Doors open from 7pm, screening starts at 7.20pm.
Screening will be followed by an intimate, candid discussion.
Suggested viewer age: 15 years+
Running time: 1hr 17mins
Tickets from £8 (Pay What You Can)
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham Green, London N15 4RX
Thu 1 Jun 2023
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