For Black History Month, VIFF partners once again with the Vancouver Art Gallery to present Celebrating Black Futures, curated by Kika Memeh.
This year’s selections are both BC premieres of powerful and inspiring documentaries about resilience and pride: Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (Feb 11), directed by Yemi Bamiro, and Michèle Stephenson’s True North (Feb 28). Our back-to-back True North screenings are accompanied by a solo piano performance by Juno-winning composer Andy Milne, who created the extraordinary score for the film.
Co-Presented by
Kika Memeh, Curator
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Harlem-based photographer, freedom fighter and activist Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. Brathwaite pioneered the idea that Black is Beautiful.
True North: Andy Milne in Concert + Film Premiere
Michèle Stephenson's brilliant essay film is an electrifying history of Black Canada. Award-winning jazz pianist Andy Milne, who composed the film's superb score, will perform a solo set live before the movie's West Coast premiere.