Join us for a special evening of film and dialogue that weaves together histories, memories, and the legacies of Black and Diasporic creativity.

The programme features three short films: two that are within the Moving Image Collection at iniva and one film that was commissioned as part of the BFI National Archive project ‘Our Screen Heritage’.

Still Life – Green Textile, 

Dir. Grace Ndritu, UK, 2007, 5 minutes
Still Life: Green Textiles is one of the four videos that use West African textiles in a sensual and, at times, unnerving physical performance by the artist to camera. Ndiritu wraps, conceals and reveals her body, creating and controlling tensions within the fabric to provoke different emotional responses.

Legacy by Campbell X

Dir. Campbell X, UK, 2006, 17 minutes
Legacy is a film about memories, ghosts and ancestors. It questions the lasting effects 400 years of slavery has had on the traditions and intimate relationships of people of African descent in the Americas. This personal film focuses on the relationship Inge Blackman, the filmmaker, has with her mother and the challenging issues that they have confronted privately together, now projected into a public space.

Threads of Memory 

Dir. Juliana Kasumu, UK 2025, 17 minutes
Unravelling the enduring influence of West African and Caribbean cultural memory on Black British fashion, Threads of Memory explores how migration, identity and resilience alongside an ever-expanding style and social exchange via moving image, shaped the evolution of a fashion movement that redefines authenticity and challenges stereotypes.

Following the screenings, Juliana Kasumu will be in conversation with Pawlet Brookes, offering insights into the creative process, the politics of cultural memory, and the power of visual storytelling to connect past and present.

If you have purchased a standard ticket for Digital BlackCentric Week, this event is free.

Doors open at 6pm.