Sunday 29 March 2026

Sunday 29 March 2026

Doors: 12.30pm
Screening: 1pm
ADULTS ONLY (18+)

Brixton Oval
Coldharbour Lane
London
SW2 1JG

Block 6: Roots & Inner STruggle

1pm

Wr. OokoWriter
Dir. Gawa Leung
Prod. Paul Harvard

What Do You Mean By That?
(UK)

6 mins
A young man experiences microaggressions in the workplace.

Wr./Dir. Quilan Cue Arnold
Prod. onCUE Chronicles

Lowelyfe Ep.1
(USA)

10 mins
Agui Luz, survivor of the Tower of Aeries collapse, seeks refuge from his survivor’s guilt at a mysterious clinic - only to find himself caught in a deeper test, one that may reveal a calling he’s spent years trying to escape.

Age of Quorum
(UK)

14 mins
A young British Black man's New Year's Eve celebration turns into a paranoid nightmare when his friends' recreational drugs trigger a spiral of terror. Stalked by a thug intent on violence and abandoned by those he trusted, he finds himself with no escape in sight.

Wr./Dir. Yomi Ayeni
Prod. Laurelle Jones

Wr./Dir./Prod. Céline Bernabé

I'm not her, I'm the other
(Guadeloupe)

28 mins | French (Subtitled)
A woman artist, struggling with a mental illness following her mother's death, tries to overcome society's judgment and the obstacles caused by her health condition, to regain custody of her daughter.

Interval

Block 7: Love - Discovery & Legacy

2.45pm

Don't Wake Me Up
(USA)

5 mins
A woman haunted by recurring dreams of a stranger finds her waking life and dreamscape beginning to blur, raising the question of whether soulmates are meant to be found, or only imagined.

Wr./Dir. Tiffany Campbell
Prod. Jasmine Berrymany

Trace
(Canada)

12 mins
A hopeful romantic, guided by the advice of her dating coach, is looking for love. As her love life begins to look up her hope is snatched away.

Wr./Dir. Da’Nae Pinder
Prod. Ron Daniel

Girls Nite In
(USA)

7 mins
Forced inside by a freak storm on her twenty-first birthday, Roni and her friends play a card game of truths and dares. As the night unfolds, jealousy and alcohol surface, leading to a confession that shifts her connection with her closest friend.

Wr./Dir. Sarah J Simon

Beg Yuh A Call
(Jamaica)

8 mins
Omar is adjusting to life overseas. A call from back home changes everything.

Wr. Raul “Blaze” Davis
Dir./Prod. Mikey T Campbell

Wr./Dir./Prod. Bamar Kane 

Café?
(France)

25 mins | French (Subtitled)
Three retired friends never miss their daily coffee meetup, until one April afternoon, when Sémou, haunted by the loss of his first love, doesn't show up.

Interval

Block 7 (Con't): Love - Discovery & Legacy'

4pm

With Grace
(Kenya/Norway)

30 mins | Swahili (Subtitled)
Grace, a witty 13-year-old girl, with big dreams and the rare gift of making everyone around her laugh, takes us back to her early childhood years with her close-knit, loving farmer family in Kenya: a time with lots of fun, but also a time when disaster almost split her family apart.

Dir. Dina Mwende
Prod. Natalya Sarch

Emmanuel
(USA)

37 mins
A man's fate is determined at a crossroad, where mercy and revenge are in the hands of another.

Wr./Dir./Prod. J A Williams 

Waterfront Memories (Brazil)

20 mins | Portuguese (Subtitled)
An 80-year-old Black painter escapes from a nursing home and takes refuge on a beach bench. There, lost memories gradually resurface. As he comes face-to-face with the waves of his past, he re-evaluates his life, sketches new perspectives, and reconnects with his son.

Wr./Dir. Marton Olympio
Prod. Rafael Leal

Interval

Block 8: UK Finale

5.30pm

NOIR
(UK)

15 mins
A grieving housewife is questioned by a sharp-witted detective after her husband's mysterious death. As their tense exchange unfolds, hidden truths about love, betrayal, and survival emerge, forcing the detective to choose between justice and the cost of freedom.

Wr. Shaznay Martin
Dir. Charlene Wango

Ayomikun
(UK)

10 mins
A heartfelt, emotional drama that explores the themes of love, joy and loss. The story follows Ayomikun, a young British Nigerian girl and terminally ill grandmother, as they navigate their final moments together, learning to find joy in the midst of chaos.

Wr./Dir. Euphemia Olaiya
Prod. Anais Fraser

reload
(UK)

12 mins
A grassroots London DJ balances her survival job and caring for her grandmother with her passion for music. After facing sexism during a set, she finds the confidence to return and finish what she started.

Wr./Dir./Prod. Dalila McFarlane-Martin
Dir. Mckenzie Alexander

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