A new international film festival celebrating Caribbean and Black diaspora stories is set to launch in London this month.
The inaugural Windrush International Caribbean Film Festival (WICFF) will bring a programme of films, discussions and cultural events to the capital as part of a wider celebration taking place across London, Toronto and Trinidad & Tobago. Presented under the theme Changing the Game, the festival will highlight filmmakers, artists and cultural pioneers whose work has helped shape communities across the Caribbean and beyond.
Of particular interest to Caribbean audiences is a line-up exploring carnival culture, Windrush heritage and Caribbean identity. The programme includes Iconography: Jit Samaroo | 60 Years of Carnival, a documentary celebrating the life and legacy of the legendary Trinidadian pannist and arranger, alongside films examining the experiences of the Windrush generation and stories from across the Caribbean diaspora.
The London programme opens on 24 September with a screening of The Price of Memory. October’s schedule features a 50th anniversary presentation of Horace Ové’s groundbreaking feature Pressure, widely regarded as a landmark in Black British cinema. Festival events will continue throughout October at venues across the capital.
As well as celebrating established cultural figures, the festival aims to provide a platform for emerging filmmakers and storytellers, creating space for new voices while honouring the achievements of those who have helped shape Caribbean and diaspora culture.
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