Travis Alabanza is the definition of extraordinary. BURGERZ, the solo performance show written and performed by Travis Alabanza and directed by Sam Curtis Lindsay debuted last Friday at Hackney Showroom to a full house of familiar queer faces all in attendance to watch and explore the story and trauma inspired by a horrifying experience. The […]
The Hate U Give, is a new addition to the cinematic documentation of police brutality in the USA. Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) finds her world flipped upside down when she witnesses the murder of her childhood friend Khalil (Algee Smith) by a white police officer. Throughout the film Starr navigates the responsibility that comes with […]
The Watermelon Woman is a cult classic film amongst the LGBT+ community. A landmark film directed, written, edited and starring Cheryl Duyne, The Watermelon Woman was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian. The stimulating and open-hearted film follows Cheryl back in 1993 on her quest to make a film about a black actress playing the […]
My mother has never believed in rules as an adult. “Nobody can tell you what to do with your life. And if they do, they can fuck off” she told me once, sitting at our kitchen table in Stockholm, Sweden. My mother and I came out around the same time. I say ‘came out’ but […]
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some poems both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘Black Sisters’ by Lauren Ige. Black Sisters Strong, Fierce We rise Dada yangu (My sister) Not held or consumed by mental constraints We recognise our power, move with grace and speak with […]
Black History Month is here and I believe we all have a duty to take an individual responsibility to commemorate and celebrate this month. I believe celebrating black history throughout October is vital as it allows us to remember where we came from, the inventions and philosophies that were bestowed upon us and gives direction […]
I was born into addiction meaning that I was raised in an environment that harnessed selfish, dishonest and self-centred energies that contributed towards my disease. I remember living in crippling fear and anxiety due to my father’s alcoholism which resulted in me striving to imitate my mother’s portrayal of “feminine perfection”. I never knew balance or […]
In honor of Black History Month, we will be sharing some poems both spoken and written for you guys to enjoy! This is ‘Black People Doing Things Rarely Gets A Mention’ by Rebecca Akrofie. There were 2 Black boys on TV in the past month The first one they showed was face down The second […]
The black cinematic experience is changing and not just by the hands of straight poc but also queer poc. The reinvention of black films in the last ten years has reached new levels of success, dominating the box office earning millions worldwide, gaining critical acclaim and winning prestigious awards in the top categories for film. With 2019 around […]
“We are not the makers of History. We are made by it.” – Martin Luther King Where do you come from? At a time when even postcodes can spill blood, the question of identity is a loaded one. Yet while some steps have been taken to recover some of our long distorted history, many of […]
