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A striking new mural has been painted in Erdington celebrating one of the migrant women featured in the Queens of the Commonwealth documentary. The gigantic art, painted by Bunny Bread, is a beautiful portrait of former NHS nurse Louvina Moses who migrated to Great Britain from St. Kitts in 1961.
A powerful new documentary, which is to be screened during the Birmingham 2022 Festival, will showcase the untold stories of migrant women from the Commonwealth who made their home in Birmingham. The deeply moving tales reveal the trials and tribulations – including the horrors of racism and sexism – suffered by the women as they…
Birmingham Heritage Week returns for 2020 to celebrate the city and its fascinating history, people and places for eleven glorious days. Taking place from Thursday 10th – Sunday 20th September, this year’s festival will include virtual tours, special outdoor performances, insightful walks and enlightening film screenings.
An award-winning organisation based in Birmingham are looking for public support to get more women of colour into adventure sports by 2020. GirlDreamer is a Birmingham based company that provides a platform for young women of colour through digital skills, leadership programmes and adventure.
A new television programme exploring the history of Birmingham’s first Black residents will be screened in the city next month, ahead of being broadcast nationally in December. Titled ‘The First Black Brummies’, the show looks at the evolution of the city’s Black population over the past 50 to 60 years; placing a spotlight on the lives of those…
The first Weekend of Wednesdays festival presented debate-generating films at Impact Hub at the end of last week. A primarily young audience showed interest in London black activism, the portrayal of women and femininity, the refugee crisis captured by the documentaries.
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels kicking off in Birmingham this weekend. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries and short film programmes highlighting social movements and people power,from tomorrow.
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels is coming to Birmingham next month. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries and short film programmes highlighting social movements and people power, in September.
A television company is looking for couples who are planning on tying-the-knot this summer, to feature in a special series of shows to be broadcast on Sky. The observational documentary series will document the crucial first year of marriage through the eyes of the newlywed.