1960s Black British Cinema - free film showing and discussion

09 Jan 2014

A free event in the John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre on Friday, 17 January will look at the early years of Black British cinema.

1960s British cinema is known for films about youth, glamour and the Beatles, but it was also the birthplace of Black British cinema. As mass immigration gave rise to prejudice and racial tensions, pioneering film makers such as Horace Ové and Lloyd Reckord took up their cameras and exposed life as it really was for Britain’s new Black community.

The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust invites you to join them for a celebration of the early years of Black British cinema. They will be screening two rare, classic films from the 1960s and will be discussing what it was like to go to the cinema in the age of miniskirts, pop music and decolonisation.

The evening will be hosted by Dr Melvyn Stokes and Dr Matthew Jones, researchers from University College London, who are collecting memories of cinema-going in 1960s Britain. They will be talking about their project, the experiences of black cinema-goers and how you can make an important contribution to this work.

Registration and light refreshments from 5.30pm.

Booking

Reserve your place by:

• Calling the Centre on 0161 275 2920
  or
• Online at Eventbrite: 1960s Black British Cinema - Free Film Showing and Discussion

We will be screening two rare, classic films from the 1960s and will be discussing what it was like to go to the cinema in the age of miniskirts, pop music and decolonisation.