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S.O.U.L Fest 2020
The month-long celebration of Black British film talent comes to BFI Player.
S.O.U.L. Fest (Screening Our Unseen Lives) is a month long celebration of Black British talent in film, showcasing new work by Black British film creatives and allowing you the opportunity to see a diverse representation of Black Britain.
Te festival is the result of a collaboration between four organisations who serve Black audiences and talent: The British Blacklist, The New Black Film Collective, We Are Parable and S.O.U.L Film.
The 2020 edition of the festival is hosted exclusively online at BFI Player for the first time.
The Last Tree The Last Tree
Drama 2019 99 mins Director: Shola Amoo
Femi, a young British boy of Nigerian heritage, has to adapt to the new environment of inner-city London, in this outstanding, BIFA-winning drama from Shola Amoo (A Moving Image).
A Moving Image A Moving Image
Drama 2017 74 mins Director: Shola Amoo
The gentrification of London’s Brixton is examined in this probing and stylistically ambitious debut feature.
Second Coming Second Coming
Drama 2015 105 mins Director: debbie tucker green
What if an immaculate conception took place in a South London household? Idris Elba stars in a subtle, thought-provoking and original family drama.
Stud Life Stud Life
Drama 2012 87 mins Director: Campbell X
Campbell X's debut feature is a sexy, young and cool gay romance taking a unique look at a slice of British urban life.
The Stuart Hall Project The Stuart Hall Project
Documentary 2013 99 mins Director: John Akomfrah
Composed of film, music and photographs from the archives, a fascinating portrait of the life and times of the founder of cultural studies and the New Left Experience.
Young Soul Rebels Young Soul Rebels
Drama 1991 105 mins Director: Isaac Julien
The Queen's Silver Jubilee beats to the sounds of Funkadelic, Sylvester and the O'Jays in Isaac Julien’s feature debut.
Burning an Illusion Burning an Illusion
Drama 1982 102 mins Director: Menelik Shabazz
Menelik Shabazz’s pioneering first feature traces the emotional and political growth of a young black couple in Thatcher’s London.
Pressure Pressure
Drama 1978 121 mins Director: Horace Ové
Hailed as Britain's first black feature film, Pressure is a hard-hitting, honest document of the plight of disenchanted black youths in 1970s London.
S.O.U.L Fest Shorts volume 2: Seeing S.O.U.L Fest Shorts volume 2: Seeing
Anthology 2020 73 mins Director: VARIOUS
More superb shorts from acclaimed Black British filmmakers, selected by S.O.U.L Fest.
S.O.U.L Fest Shorts volume 1: Visions S.O.U.L Fest Shorts volume 1: Visions
Anthology 2020 64 mins Director: VARIOUS
An exciting collection of new shorts showcasing the best in Black British filmmaking, selected by S.O.U.L Fest.
S.O.U.L Fest Shorts volume 3: Perceiving S.O.U.L Fest Shorts volume 3: Perceiving
Anthology 2020 71 mins Director: VARIOUS
The final selection of superb shorts from outstanding Black British filmmakers, selected by S.O.U.L Fest.