Farewell Amor, 2020. Directed by Ekwa Msangi. Starring Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Nana Mensah, Marcus Scribner and Joie Lee. SYNOPSIS: Seventeen years after he moved from Angola to New York City, a man is joined by his wife and daughter, only to discover that all three of them have changed dramatically […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mangrove
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: In 1970s London, police harassment of a crucial community hub for local Black people leads to a peaceful protest, which ends up in a court room. Steve McQueen is effectively a lucky […]