Saturday 12th June 2.00pm-5.00pm
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road SE1
Tube: Waterloo
Adm: £5.00 0207 928 3232 Best to book in advance as this fantastic film is rarely seen on the big screen
An award winning film with an all black cast made in 1959 featuring a love story between two Africans in Brazil is almost as rare now as it was then. Based on the Greek myth of the same name this is one of the most beautiful films you will ever see. The film features the famous carnival and was the first movie to popularise the African-inspired Samba rythyms. Academy Award and Palme D'or winner this film was made just 4 years after Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and one year after the Notting Hill Riots
Followed by Q and A with Michael La Rose (George Padmore Institute), former mas-band leader and carnival historian, organiser and cultural activist will lead a discussion about the roots of carnival and its massive contribution to our wider culture. After the screening there will be stalls in the delegate centre