Black History Month
To commemorate Black History Month this October, we are hosting a series of school screenings in collaboration with Black History Walks and We Are Parable. Tickets for these special events are £4.00 per student, no min group size. Please note that there may be other classes or schools in the screen with you.
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We are also offering schools the chance come to a screening of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Robert Mulligan's classic adaptation of To Kill A Mocking Bird for a reduced ticket price of £4 per student with a minimum booking of 20 students or a flat fee of £80 for smaller groups.
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Talks and events:
Black Britain: archive film screening and interactive presentation (12A)
Dates and Times
Clapham
Mon 7th Oct, 10:30 am
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This special event will feature a talk and discussion based around amazing archive clips. Led by Tony Warner of Black History Walks, this event will illuminate Black History in the UK and give fascinating insight into stories of emigration, work and the struggle for human rights.
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Suitability: KS3&4 | Subjects: Geography, History, Citizenship, PSHE,
Price: £4.00 per student. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Length: 120 mins​
Queen of Katwe (PG)
Dates and Times
Clapham
Tues 1st Oct, 10:00 am ​
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Join us for a screening of this remarkable film with an introduction from Tony Warner of Black History walks on the history of Uganda and the continent of Africa.
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Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), a missionary who teaches children how to play chess. Phiona becomes fascinated with the game and soon becomes a top player under Katende's guidance. Her success in local competitions and tournaments opens the door to a bright future and a golden chance to escape from a life of poverty.
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Suitability: KS2&3 | Subjects: Geography, History, Citizenship, PSHE,
Price: £4.00 per student. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Length: Film 124 mins​ Talk: 20 mins
Black History Walks is a collective of athletes, IT professionals, teachers, artists, authors and film-makers who collaborate to produce events on British history which includes African/Caribbean people, throughout the year. www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
Representations of Race in Hollywood:
Screening of Hidden Figures and talk (12A)
Dates and Times
Hackney Picturehouse
29th Oct, 10:30 am ​
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West Norwood Picturehouse
28th Oct, 10:30 am
(Screen 1)
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As part of Black History Month, We Are Parable and Picturehouse Cinemas have teamed up to host a screening of "Hidden Figures" to local secondary schools in East and South London. This screening will be part of a wider discussion which explores how events in Black History have been depicted and understanding why some crucial truths are sometimes omitted from the films.
Co-founders Anthony and Teanne Andrews will lead the discussions in what will be an insightful event.
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Suitability: KS3&4 | Subjects: Geography, History, Citizenship, PSHE,
Price: £4.00 per student. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Length: 120 mins​
We Are Parable specialize in film exhibition. We believe in audience driven events and the power of story telling. www.weareparable.com
Screenings and special offers:
Do The Right Thing (15)
Dates and Times
Available to book at your nearest Picturehouse Cinema on week days with a start time of no later than 10:30 am.
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What begins as an uproarious comedy evolves into a provocative, disquieting drama as director Spike Lee chronicles trivial events that bring festering racial tensions to the surface on a sweltering day in a largely black Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Suitability: KS3&4 | Subjects: Film and Media Studies, Citizenship, PSHE,
Price: £4.00 per student. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Length: Film 115mins​
To Kill A Mockingbird (PG)
Dates and Times
Available to book at your nearest Picturehouse Cinema on week days with a start time of no later than 10:30 am.
Robert Mulligan's classic adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in the racially charged atmosphere of Macon County, Alabama in the 1930s, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a poignant coming-of-age story. It is told from the perspective of a young girl nicknamed Scout (Mary Badham) whose widowed father Atticus Finch (Peck), an attorney, decides to defend a black man (Brock Peters) charged with raping a white woman. But the bigoted townspeople would rather lynch the accused than try him, and they make life hellish for the lawyer, his daughter and his son Jem. While their father is in the throes of the trial, his bright, inquisitive children learn a hard and unforgettable lesson in justice, morality and prejudice, part of which requires overcoming their unfounded fear of their mysterious neighbour Boo Radley (a very young Robert Duvall).
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Suitability: KS 2, 3 & 4 | Subjects: English, History, Citizenship, PSHE,
Price: £4.00 per student. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Length: Film 124 mins​
Book by request:
Any of the above films can also be booked without the introductory talk as a private hire on a weekday morning of your choosing. We have also curated the below list of films that are available for private screenings.
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Britain on Film: Black Britain (12A)
UK. 2017. 91 mins.
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This collection of archive films brings together films spanning from 1901 to 1985 - from Edwardian collieries to the Notting Hill Carnival - this programme offers audiences the chance to see and hear stories of migration, community and the battle against inequality and to celebrate our nation's vivid cultural history. The films cover many different regions of the UK, such as Cardiff in the '50s, Midlands in the '60s and Liverpool in the '70s.
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Suitability: KS3&4 | Subjects: Citizenship, Sociology, Politics, Film and Media
Price: £4 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
The Hard Stop (15)
Director: George Amponsah, UK. 2016. 85 mins.
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The Hard Stop examines the events that led up to and followed the death of Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police in London in 2011 precipitated widespread rioting in England. The documentary, takes a look at the history of Broadwater Farm, the Tottenham estate where Duggan grew up and the relationship between residents and the police. The film takes us past the headlines and media spin to show the humans involved. Essential viewing for students and teachers alike.
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Suitability: KS3&4 | Subjects: Citizenship, Sociology, Politics, Film and Media
Price: £4 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Selma (12A)
Director: Ava DuVernay. USA. 2014. 125 mins.
The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.
Suitability: KS3, GCSE | Subjects: History, English, Drama, Media
Price: £4 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (12A)
Director: Justin Chadwick. USA. 2013. 147 mins.
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A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
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Suitability: KS3, GCSE | Subjects: History, English, Drama, Media, Geography
Price: £4 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).