London Short Film Festival

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COFFEE COLOURED CHILDREN, Dir. Ngozi Onwurah

NGOZI ONWURAH: Short Films

Wed 17 Jan 20:30 ICA

Pioneer of black British cinema Ngozi Onwurah’s body of work weaves autobiographical narrative with astute socio-political observation. The first black British woman filmmaker to have a feature film released in UK cinemas, we celebrate Ngozi’s legacy screening rare works and panel discussion.

Followed by a panel discussion with Ngozi Onwurah, producer Simon Onwurah, and Hilja Lindsay-Muwonge (actress, Flight of the Swan).

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Book Tickets

• THE BODY BEAUTIFUL

  Ngozi Onwurah 23 mins

  A moving, autobiographical account of the mother-daughter relationship, and the female body within traditional beauty standards.

• COFFEE COLOURED CHILDREN

  Ngozi Onwurah 15 mins

  A visceral look at growing up mixed-race in eighties England.

• FLIGHT OF THE SWAN

  Ngozi Onwurah 12 mins

  Concerns a young black girl dreaming of performing as a lead ballerina.

• ICA

  The Mall, St James's
  SW1Y 5AH

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