Love Letters to Cinema: Screening & Exhibition (Bristol)

UK award-winning film exhibition company We Are Parable and Kenya-based Manyatta Screenings have collaborated to bring you Love Letters to Cinema. An innovative, month-long hybrid event taking place July 2022 in Kenya, the UK and online, designed to bring together films from both regions via film screenings, conversations and exhibitions.

We Are Parable and Manyatta Screenings, along with filmmaker Wanjeri Gakuru, have collaboratively curated a series of short films that establish a conversation between Britain, Kenya and the wider East African region.

On 23 & 24 July, we will be at Bristol's Malcolm X Community Centre for our final in-person screenings of the programme and an accompanying exhibition showcasing key elements from each film, from shot lists and scripts to props and storyboards, creating a unique experience for audiences.

Located in St Pauls, The Malcolm X Community Centre is at the heart of Bristol’s African Caribbean community. During the Windrush era, the first generation of Caribbean immigrants moved to St Pauls, making it a significant hub for the Black community. With more than 91 languages spoken, the suburb is now one of the most diverse places in the city. Find out more: www.mxccbristol.com

Films:

• A Birthday Party (Victoria Thomas, UK, 2021)
• Appreciation (Tomisin Adepeju, UK, 2018)
• Bukikakkono (Facing North) (Tukei Peter Muhumuza, Uganda, 2018)
• I Had To Bury Cucu (Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann, Kenya, 2018)
• Lock Off (Akwasi Poku, UK, 2021)
• Love & Brain (Semagngeta Aychiluhem, Ethiopia, 2020)
• Tithes & Offerings (Tony Koros, Kenya, 2018)

Screening times (90min):

• Saturday 23 July: 6pm
• Sunday 24 July: 3:15pm

Exhibition open: 3-8pm Saturday 23 July, 3-5pm Sunday 24 July

All seven films will show at every screening. This event and exhibition is free, but please book a screening time slot in advance.

Love Letters To Cinema is funded by the British Council.

Find out more at: www.loveletterstocinema.com