Showroom, Sheffield
In celebration of Black History Month 2024, Showroom Cinema celebrates the strength, creativity, and resilience of the Black and POC community.
This year, the authentic narratives theme of - 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 film festival will run throughout October and features free events plus a wide range of screenings, including: - 5 October opening night showing of 'Rocks' (director: Sarah Gavron - 12 October double bill screening of 'Playing Away' (director: Horace Ove) and 'Belle' (director: Amma Asante) - 19 October another chance to view 'The Last King of Scotland' (director: Kevin MacDonald) - featuring a blistering Oscar winning performance from Forest Whittaker - 2 November festival closing event features a family-friendly film screening organised with Utopia Theatre and Young Black Film Curators.
Showroom, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX