Films A variety of movies and documentaries.
Queen of Katwe Disney presents Queen of Katwe, a movie based on a vibrant true story starring Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, and directed by Mira Nair. A Ugandan girl’s life changes forever when she discovers she has an amazing talent for chess, in this celebration of the human spirit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXDLvTrBQQM Also available on Google Play and Disney by subscription.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Inspired by a science book, 13-year-old William Kamkwamba builds a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine. Based on a true story. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80200047
13th In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyse the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80091741
The Banker Two African American entrepreneurs in the 1950s hire a white man to pose as the head of their company while they posed as a janitor and a chauffeur and ran the business. Find it on Apple TV https://tv.apple.com/gb/
Just Mercy https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/just-mercy Available on Prime Video, Sky Store, Apple TV and Google Play
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prizewinner. https://youtu.be/K5bQZjb0umI Also available on Google Play
Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81013626
What Happened, Miss Simone Using never-before-heard recordings, rare archival footage and her best-known songs, this is the story of legendary singer and activist Nina Simone. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70308063