Black Venus Sat 23 July 2-5pm
‘An unflnching portrayl of European barbarity’ Black Venus Sat 23 July 2-5pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo www.bfi.org.uk See trailer here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-D8N5uaePw The extraordinary true story in which a South African woman was turned into a sideshow attraction known as ‘The Hottentot Venus’. Sarah ‘Saartjie’ Baartman was a Khoi Khoi but was trafficked to Europe in the 19th century where she […]