Chinese Community

BFI Curator Dylan Cave, filmmaker/novelist Xiaolu Guo (She, a Chinese) and screenwriter Selina Lim (Painkiller) introduce the ‘Chinese Britain on Film’ collection.

One of the top TV stars of 1981: David Yip, aka the Chinese Detective, discovers the hidden history of Liverpool's Chinatown.

Composition is the key as Nancy Kuo guides us through the strength and grace of her art in her Camden Town studio.

Stylishly realised portrait of Chinese priest Peter Kao, who offers a Christian welcome to sailors from his homeland.

From the House of Liang Nam to the Kam Ling Bamboo Rooms: the pioneers who made the long journey from Hong Kong to bring Chinese food to Birmingham.

A mixed race son visits his Chinese father in Milton Keynes.

Sparkbrook community cohesion comes unstuck when noisy neighbours start to enjoy themselves.

He arrived in Britain with £3 and went on to become one of the richest business men in the Midlands. How did Amrat Parmar do it?

Through a series of intimate recollections with the filmmaker’s parents, affectionate memories of a Nigerian family are explored.

A disturbing unravelling of a single father struggling to cope with empty nest syndrome as it begins to manifest physically.

The spectre of a mythic titan looms as this film explores shared resistance against Portuguese colonialism between India and Africa.

A nightmare of terror unravels when a struggling actor is confronted with a stranger’s prejudice whilst commuting to an audition.

A journey through the memories of a young girl struggling to come to terms with the complexity of her mixed-raced identity.

A child struggling with their identity and a charismatic fox (voiced by Sir Ian McKellen) learn to embrace their differences in this heart warming stop-motion animation.