Black British Pioneers: Then and Now - Archival Programme 2

A selection of documentary archival works, looking at the lives of Black British Pioneers within the arts - in celebration of those behind the camera, the visual artists who inspire, who shift culture and create new worlds. The photographers who are simultaneously storytellers and archivists, the designers and painters who actualise their imagination. 

An ode to the storytellers and pioneers within the visual arts - from photographers to designers, the selection of archival titles in this strand speak to the unique experience of various Black British artists across visual mediums, shedding light on collectives, communities and the stories intersecting race, class, sexuality…posing the question of what it means to navigate through the world as a creative, in which spaces do they belong and how we can look towards a future that loudly champions and respects the important, significant role of the artist.

Titles featured in this programme:

- The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu (17 mins, Dir. Topher Campbell)

- Sistren in Photography (26 mins, Dir. Aphra Video)

With a further title to be announced soon

This programme has been curated by Tosin Alapafuja as part of our 50th Anniversary celebration, Rebels With A Cause!