This month, Showroom Cinema celebrates the strength, creativity, and resilience of the Black and POC community. This year, their theme, Intergenerational Fusion: Empowering Black Minds, highlights ways the Black and diaspora communities learn from past generations, carrying forward their wisdom and achievements, and using that foundation to build a stronger future.
The programme:
Family Time: The Little Mermaid
Sat 5 Oct, 11am
To mark the start of Black History Month, Family Time presents the latest adaptation of The Little Mermaid led by rising star Halle Bailey.
Rocks + Opening Night Event
Sat 5 Oct, 6pm
The opening night of Black History Month at Showroom Cinema brings all together to celebrate the strength, creativity, and resilience of the Black and POC community, with film, poetry, and music.
Behind the Lens: POC Networking Event
Fri 11 Oct, 6pm
Showroom plays host to a special networking event exclusively for POC, connecting film production talent of all levels with industry experts.
British Classics Double Bill (Part One): Playing Away
Sat 12 Oct, 12pm
Playing Away subtly explores and undermines white and black stereotypes and succeeds in linking two familiar but strange cultures through the simple device of a cricket match.
