Brixton launch for beautiful portrayal of working-class women of colour
Brixton’s Ritzy cinema will host a special event on Saturday (13 November) to launch a film with deep and immediate relevance for many local...
Brixton lockdown film premieres in West End
Lockdown opened a path for Brixton resident Charysse Tia Harper – filming from Zoom to create her documentary The Jill of the Trade which premieres soon...
Ritzy launch for Brixton feature film
A Brixton Tale, a film that could define how the world sees Brixton for years to come, goes on general release on 17 September.
Its...
Black stars back Brixton-based drive for film and TV diversity
Black stars from national TV soaps, dramas and classical theatre have joined a Brixton-based charity to launch a production company promoting diversity and inclusion...
A glimpse of Brixton in 1981
Tonight (23 July) BBC One airs the final episode of Uprising. It deals in detail with the immediate and long-term reasons for the Uprising in...
Music, politics and Brixton – an unbeatable combination at The Ritzy
Now showing at the Ritzy is Summer of Soul, a documentary set in Harlem, New York, but with great relevance for Brixton. Simone Richardson went...
Uprising: Essential viewing that begins tonight
No one who loves or lives in Brixton should miss Uprising, the three-part documentary series by Oscar-winner Sir Steve McQueen, which begins at 9pm tonight...
Managing Brixton’s Ritzy cinema … a labour of love
Nana Acheampong fell in love with the Ritzy as a youngster – and now she’s a duty manager at the cinema. Simone Richardson finds...
Air pollution film launch in Brixton
Impact Brixton – housed in the former Photofusion HQ on Electric Lane – will next week host the screening of a short film, Fuming, which...
A journey down the A23 and into film production
Rising film producer Yaw Basoah is a South Londoner with long-term memories of Brixton. Simone Richardson spoke to him about films, art and the...
Whirled Cinema ready to re-open with top films
Whirled had to postpone its reopening because of Covid issues.It will now re-open on Monday 6 September.The full programme will be available from the...
Local film producer tipped for the top
Lambeth-based film producer Yaw Basoah, who is mentored by Small Axe director Sir Steve McQueen, has been named as a Film London Lodestar for 2021.
Lodestars...
Black Panther in Brockwell Park
With a month’s worth of rain due to fall today (18 June), it may not be the best time to announce a season of...
Sir Steve McQueen fulfils ambition to direct BBC series on Brixton...
A new series on the Brixton Uprising and the events leading up to it is coming to the BBC this year, directed by Oscar-winner...
Brixton Ritzy reopens next week
All Picturehouse cinemas, including Brixton’s Ritzy, are to reopen on Wednesday 19 May.
New releases to be screened will include Oscar and BAFTA winners Judas And...
Brixton man on the search for counsellor who helped him as...
The BBC's Saved by a Stranger documents Marc Thompson's search for the counsellor who helped him after he was diagnosed with HIV as a...
MUSIC
Uncertain future for Brixton’s celebrated radio station
Reprezent Radio, 107.3FM: Iona Cleave explores how a defiant community radio station in Brixton continues to make its mark on London's music scene, despite...
CULTURE
Uncertain future for Brixton’s celebrated radio station
Reprezent Radio, 107.3FM: Iona Cleave explores how a defiant community radio station in Brixton continues to make its mark on London's music scene, despite...
