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SUMMARY:Film: Angels on Diamond Street
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 2 October\n7.00pm\nPhoenix\n£9.20 | £8.50  \nDirector: Patr Lom\nUSA/Netherlands 2019\, 1hr 28mins\nLanguage: English / Spanish with English Subtitles\nGenre: Documentary \nPresented by Serendipity Institute for Arts and Heritage \nAngels on Diamond Street spotlights three women fighting for social justice in at the Church of the Advocate: a national monument with a rich history in the civil rights movement.  The film follows head cook Mamie Mather\, former Black Panther Barbara Easley-Cox and Pastor Renee Mackenzie and the . and what happens when an undocumented Mexican immigrant family – Carmela Apolonio Hernandez and her children – asks for sanctuary at the church.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/film-angels-on-diamond-street/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Coming Soon,Film
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SUMMARY:Film: LUDI
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 9 October\n7.00pm\nPhoenix\n£9.20 | £8.50  \nDirector: Edson Jean\nUSA 2021\, 1 hr 21mins \nLanguage: English and Haitian Creole with English subtitles\nGenre: Documentary \nPresented by Serendipity Institute for Arts and Heritage \nAfter a half-truth lands her under immense financial pressure\, Ludi Alcidor embarks on a frantic scour through Miami’s private care-taking world in an increasingly desperate attempt to send money to her family in Haiti.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/film-ludi/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Coming Soon,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241011T170000
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SUMMARY:Black Film Day
DESCRIPTION:Friday 11 October \n5.00pm – 12.00am \nAfrican Caribbean Centre \nFrom £5 \n  \nPresented by Opal22 Arts and Edutainment \n  \nBlack cinema has never been better!  Join us for a celebration of timeless Black films from all over the world\, featuring both family-friendly favourites that will leave you giggling and thought-provoking classics.  Enjoy a fun-filled time with drinks\, food\, and socialising\, while discovering new favourites or revisiting the movies that you grew up loving. \n  \nW: opal22.co.uk \nT: 0116 248 7196 \nE: info@opal22.co.uk
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/black-film-day/
LOCATION:African Caribbean Centre\, Maidstone Road\, Leicester\, LE2 0UA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T210000
DTSTAMP:20241013T183437Z
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SUMMARY:Film : Director Spotlight - Ngozi Onwurah
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 16 October\n7.00pm\nPhoenix\n£9.20 | £8.50 \nPresented by Serendipity Institute for Arts and Heritage \nBOOK NOW\n  \nA collection of short films from acclaimed director Ngozi Onwurah\, the first Black British woman to have a feature film released theatrically in the United Kingdom \nCoffee Coloured Children (1988) \nDirector: Ngozi Onwurah\n17 minutes \nPerformance art based in rituals of water and fire explores the psychological journey of trying to assimilate to\, and overcome\, the unachievable standard of whiteness. \nThe Body Beautiful (1990) \nDirector: Ngozi Onwurah\n24 minutes \nThis autobiographical narrative redefines female beauty and sexuality by reflecting on filmmaker Ngozi Onwurah’s relationship with her mother.  The cinematic treatment of the female body challenges viewers to acknowledge the rarely seen sexuality and desire of (mature) women\, outside of dominant beauty standards. \nWhite Men Are Cracking Up (1994) \nDirector: Ngozi Onwurah\n20 minutes \nThrough the blurred lines of perception and reality\, the myth of the Black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery.  Written by playwright Bonnie Greer\, the film explores the fetishisation of Black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/film-director-spotlight-ngozi-onwurah/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Film,On Now
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ORGANIZER;CN="Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage":MAILTO:info@serendipity-uk.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241017T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241017T193000
DTSTAMP:20241013T181209Z
CREATED:20240725T140358Z
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SUMMARY:Hidden Figures
DESCRIPTION:Hidden Figures \nThursday 17 October \n7.30pm \nPhoenix \n£9.50 | £7.50 \n  \nPresented by Phoenix \n  \nDirector: Theodore Melfi \nCast: Taraji P Henson\, Octavia Spencer\, Janelle Monáe \nUSA 2016\, 2hrs 7mins \n  \nThe film follows three brilliant African American women at NASA – Katherine Johnson\, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – as they serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit\, a stunning achievement that turned the tide of the space race and galvanised the world. \n  \nW: phoenix.org.uk \nT: 0116 242 2800 \nE: hello@phoenix.org.uk
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/hidden-figures/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Film
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ORGANIZER;CN="Phoenix":MAILTO:hello@phoenix.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Film: Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 23 October\n7.00pm\nPhoenix\n£9.20 | £8.50  \nDirector: Sam Pollard\nUSA 2008\, 1hr 24mins\nLanguage: English\nGenre: Documentary \nPresented by Serendipity Institute for Arts and Heritage \nZora Neale Hurston\, path-breaking novelist\, pioneering anthropologist and one of the first Black women to enter the American literary canon (Their Eyes Were Watching God)\, established the African American vernacular as one of the most vital\, inventive voices in American literature.  This definitive film biography\, eighteen years in the making\, portrays Zora in all her complexity: gifted\, flamboyant and controversial but always fiercely original.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/film-zora-neale-hurston-jump-at-the-sun/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Film,On Now
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SUMMARY:Dancehall Queen + DJ and Dancing
DESCRIPTION:Dancehall Queen + DJ and Dancing \nFriday 25 October \n7.00pm \nPhoenix \n£9.50 | £7.50 \n  \nPresented by Dare to Diva and Phoenix \n  \nDirector: Don Letts\, Rick Elgood \nCast: Audrey Reid\, \nJamaica 1997\, 1hr 38mins \n  \nJamaican street vendor Marcia is caught between a local hoodlum and an older man with designs on her daughter.  Disguising herself for a dance contest\, Marcia pits her enemies against each other.  The screening will be introduced by Dr Denise Noble – Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer in Sociology\, Black Studies\, Media and Cultural Studies\, and will be followed by a DJ set\, dancing and delicious rum cocktails in the Phoenix café bar! \n  \nW: phoenix.org.uk \nT: 0116 242 2800 \nE: hello@phoenix.org.uk
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/dancehall-queen-dj-and-dancing/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241028T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241028T190000
DTSTAMP:20241013T181737Z
CREATED:20240725T141626Z
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SUMMARY:White Nanny\, Black Child Film Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:White Nanny\, Black Child Film Screening and Panel Discussion \nMonday 28 October \n7.00pm \nPhoenix \nPay What You Can \n  \nPresented by Literati Arts in partnership with Dare to Diva productions and Phoenix \n  \nDirector: Andy Mundy-Castle \nUK 2023\, 1hr 20mins \n  \nBlack Child White Nanny tells the stories of a group of Nigerian children fostered by white families in the 70s and reveals the heartfelt impact of their challenging upbringing\, in a moving and sometimes unsettling meditation on identity\, belonging and the nature of family.  An evening of holding space as we reflect on the Black care experience hosted by care experienced poet\, Ty’rone Haughton\, including a panel discussion between Black and care experienced professionals\, including Ade Anifowose\, who features in the documentary.  \n  \nW: phoenix.org.uk \nT: 0116 242 2800 \nE: hello@phoenix.org.uk
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/white-nanny-black-child-film-screening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241030T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241030T203000
DTSTAMP:20241024T094110Z
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SUMMARY:Film: Sisters in Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 30 October\n7.00pm\nPhoenix\n£9.20 | £8.50  \nPresented by Serendipity Institute for Arts and Heritage \nDirector: Yvonne Welbon\nYear: Germany\, USA 2003\, 62mins\nLanguage: English\,\nGenre: Documentary \nSisters in Cinema is a seminal work that pays homage to Black women\, who against all odds made history.  The careers\, lives and films of inspirational women filmmakers\, such as\, Euzhan Palcy\, Julie Dash\, Darnell Martin\, Dianne Houston\, Neema Barnette\, Cheryl Dunye\, Kasi Lemmons and Maya Angelou.  Interviews are interwoven with film clips\, rare archival footage and photographs and production video of the filmmakers at work. \n  \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/film-sisters-in-cinema/
LOCATION:Phoenix\, 4 Midland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Film,On Now
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