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Royalty Hightower in The Fits

“ The Fits: a coming of age meditation on belonging and Black female freedom ”

Posted on Thu 2 March 2017 by Liz Chege

We watched a preview of the film with members of Come The Revolution, a collective of curators, programmers and creatives committed to exploring Black life on screen. In this reflective piece, collective member Liz Chege discusses The Fits, the lack of films focusing on Black female coming of age stories, the desire for belonging, and Black womanhood.

Moonlight Ocean

“ Thoughts on Moonlight ”

Posted on Wed 8 Feb 2017 by Edson Burton

Edson Burton shares his thoughts on Moonlight... "a story told through the eyes of the Other amongst Others..."

“ We Call Him… Sir Sidney Poitier ”

Posted on Wed 16 Nov 2016 by Roger Griffith

Roger Griffith discusses why Sir Sidney Poitier is one of his all time heroes, and why In The Heat of the Night has both inspired and infuriated him.

Prince

“ Prince: Dance, Music, Sex, Romance - and God ”

Posted on Fri 11 Nov 2016 by Edson Burton

In the lead up to our Prince night at Colston Hall, Dr Edson Burton talks about why Prince 'is missed now more than ever'...

Ujima Radio

“ Straight Outta Compton-inspired Playlist ”

Posted on Thu 27 Oct 2016 by DJ Style

Ujima Radio's DJ Style introduces music inspired by the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton...

Jazlyn Pinckney

“ Tina: What's Love Got To Do With It?-inspired Playlist ”

Posted on Thu 27 Oct 2016 by Jazlyn Pinckney

Jazlyn Pinckney - who knows a thing or two about championing women in music - presents a cracking playlist inspired by the great Tina Turner...

Adam Murray

“ Jimi: All Is By My Side-inspired Playlist ”

Posted on Thu 27 Oct 2016 by Adam Murray

Go on a journey from Hendrix to hip hop as Come The Revolution co-curator Adam Murray introduces a playlist inspired by Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side.

Space

“ Embrace Your Black Star ”

Posted on Thu 22 Sept 2016 by Edson Burton

Come The Revolution Curator Edson Burton on the Bristol season, and why we should all - regardless of race or background - learn to embrace our inner Black Star...

Image from Voor Film (2015), courtesy of LiMA Archive

“ Rediscovering form as content: Experiments in Aesthetics ”

Posted on Thu 28 July 2016 by Tara Judah

Rediscovering cinema is not only about unearthing filmic gems from the past, it’s also about advances in the conversation about and practices of cinema now.

“ Telling The Story of Film ”

Posted on Mon 25 July 2016 by Dr Peter Walsh

Outside of the hour and a half to two hours you spend in front of a film, the context within which you meet the film, and the opportunity you have to process it afterwards can make...

“ Slocombe's Adventures in the South West: The Titfield Thunderbolt ”

Posted on Fri 22 July 2016 by James Harrison

In the spring of 1952 a car was making its way through the lanes of the Somerset countryside. Seated in the car were film director Charles Crichton and cinematographer Douglas...