JAMES BALDWIN at 100. Lights, Camera, Baldwin. Celebrating a century of James Baldwin (1924 – 1987): the brilliant thinker, writer, and activist whose prescient essays, plays, and novels continue to shine a searing light on American racism 35 years after his death.
Each screening will be followed by a post-show audience discussion with Charmaine Simpson, founder of Black History Studies and Hakeem Kazeem, film maker, writer and host of the club and performance night Batty Mama, promoting queer black and brown bodies.
Based on Baldwin's novel of the same name, this Barry Jenkins-directed masterpiece follows the love story of Tish and Fonny, two young African Americans whose lives are shattered by false accusations and the criminal justice system.
"A terrific film, as sinewy as it is sensuous, interweaving stark social-realist themes of prejudice, oppression and imprisonment with a poetic evocation of love, loss and, ultimately, transcendence." - Mark Kermode, The Observer ★★★★★
