T A P E Collective Presents Black Country: Black Regionality on Film
Thursday, 20 January 2022
Image: West Indian Carnival in Leeds, Archive, 1980
A celebration of Black regionality through still and moving images, exploring the exterior and interior lives and sense of belonging as experienced by Black Britons beyond London.
Bumpkin Files is a multi-media platform, community resource, and archive which explores Black life in Britain beyond London. They also aim to bring attention to unheard voices across the global diaspora.
Osibisa Musical Group
Archive Film
3'
1980
United Kingdom
Ghanaian led Afro-Caribbean band spread infectious rhythms of world music at Plymouth’s Frankfort Gate.
Home
Ndrika Anyika
13'
2020
United Kingdom
Angst-ridden teenager Miri is desperate to escape her mother. Following yet another argument, she seeks refuge in her best friend, the beautiful and rebellious Elle. Whilst out meeting some boys, Miri finds herself alone with the handsome Ricky, anticipating a kiss. But reality bites in more ways than one, leading Miri to re-evaluate her identity.
Fragments
Adekemi Roluga
10'
2020
United Kingdom
An animated, autobiographical story documenting the journey of a young girl trying to navigate her biracial identity, broken home and the society that doesn’t accept her.
Sweet Mother
Zane Igbe
13'
2019
United Kingdom
Efosa lives a seemingly happy life in Sheffield; he's a successful graphic designer, the eldest son of close-knit British-Nigerian family, and a favourite of his warm-hearted mother. Everything changes when Efosa's mum makes an unannounced trip to the office and sees him kissing a male colleague. Efosa is faced with cultural rejection and familial separation when it becomes clear that his parents see his sexuality as an abomination.
West Indian Carnival in Leeds
6'
1980
United Kingdom
In this celebratory short film, Leeds is transformed with colour and spectacle during the annual West Indian Carnival.
Expensive Shit
Adura Onashile
15'
2020
United Kingdom
In a Glasgow nightclub, Tolu, a Nigerian toilet attendant manipulates unsuspecting women for men behind the mirrors. Tonight, she is forced to choose between saving herself or harming a punter.
0.5%
Yero Timi-Biu
5'
2020
United Kingdom
0.5% takes place in a single day in which four different residents of a seaside town connect with each other in an unexpected way. Based on writer/director Yero Timi-Biu’s own experiences, the film explores the joy and comfort to be shared between these residents of a town whose streets are 97% white.
A Tribute to Black Women
Ann Carney & Barbara Phillips
20'
1986
United Kingdom
How many famous Black women can you name who aren’t either sportswomen or entertainers’ Mostly the folks of Liverpool draw a blank – making the point that too little is known or taught about Black women.