+ intro and Q&A with Jonathan Isaac Jackson
A double bill of films that take two distinct perspectives on colonialism.
We are delighted that the director of Who in da Mornin, Jonathan Isaac Jackson, will introduce this screening and attend a Q&A.
We are also very pleased to announce that Mario Gousse will join the discussion to speak in respect of Sugar Cane Malice. Gousse is an Ayitian-born science educator in the UK, a member of the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum, the Haiti Support Group in the UK and the founder of the Jan Jak Desalin Imperial Institute, in Ayiti.
We will also welcome as chair, Cecil Gutzmore, educator and activist.
Double Bill: Who in da Mornin + Sugar Cane Malice
A double bill of films that take two distinct perspectives on colonialism.
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Directors Jonathan Isaac Jackson, Philip Williamson
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Bahamas 2023. 68min Digital
A lovingly created portrait of the annual Bahamian Junkanoo festival – a masque and music tribute to the warrior king of the West African Ahanta, who resisted colonialism. The film is also a celebration of the enduring spirit of new world African people.
+ Sugar Cane Malice
Mal de caña
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Director Juan A. Zapata Dominican Republic-Spain 2021. 76min. Digital
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Spanish with English subtitles
Zapata, who is also an artist and architect, delivers a rigorous portrait of the plight of Haitian migrant workers in the Dominican Republic, who work on one of the largest US-owned plantations in the world
What is African Odysseys?
Black History Walks has over 20 years’ experience managing film exhibitions and talks. The African Odysseys film programme at the British Film Institute is the only one of its kind in the country. No other cinema offers a monthly showing of Black films plus a Q&A session. The programme has proven hugely successful over the last 17 years and has created an impressive archive of general history, film history and recorded Q&As with directors, actors and producers.