Black British

UK NEWS: AWARD-WINNING FILM MAKER MARK STRAKER DIES

October 18, 2013

Local news website The Comet reports that British award-winning film maker Mark Straker died suddenly on Thursday (17 October). The writer and filmmaker’s many accolades include Best Acting at the London Black Film Makers International Film Festival in 2009 for Second Chance, a Hollywood VSM award in 2009 for Hitchin-based short film One of Us, and a British Cinema Inspiration Award for PUKKA in 2004. Mr Straker was also the founder of Stevenage-based charity Positive Strides UK, which delivers arts programmes for […]

FUTURE LEADERS MAGAZINE: CELEBRATING THE UK’S MOST OUTSTANDING BLACK STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

September 29, 2013

Published by Powerful Media Ltd, Future Leaders magazine is used as an inspirational tool for younger students from Britain’s African and African Caribbean communities, and each year copies are sent, free-of-charge, to schools and colleges across the UK, with a special focus on hard-to-reach and underperforming students. This years’ edition, the 5th, was launched at the prestigious Plaisterers Hall, in St Pauls, London this week, and is sponsored by Barclays, with renowned global consultancy firm McKinsey & Company and the University of […]

BLACK BRITISH DOCUMENTARY (FULL LENGTH) – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

August 13, 2013

… ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ will probably divide opinion for various reasons (e.g. footage of a few contributors should have ended up on the cutting room floor) but other than that I think Jaja has made an interesting and thought provoking documentary here for the younger generation. For me the first 30 minutes of the documentary brought back memories of what it was like growing up black in the 1980s/1990s in South London and what was going on culturally and […]

UK NEWS: FORMER CORONATION STREET STAR ZARAAH ABRAHAMS CAST IN NEW SPIKE LEE FILM

August 6, 2013

The British Blacklist reports that former Coronation Street star Zaraah Abrahams has been cast in a new Spike Lee film. Lee announced the news on his Kickstarter page. English Actor, Ms. Zaraah Abrahams has been offered the Woman Lead in my New Film here on Kickstarter. I first saw Zaraah in Black Girl in Paris, this is a NYU GRAD Thesis Film Directed by Kiandra Parks, a Student of mine. I remember Kiandra screening a rough cut of her film in my NYU Office, as I watched I […]

UK WEB SERIES: UNFAMOUS – (DOUBLE EPISODE SPECIAL 5 & 6)

June 30, 2013

Rolling Stones: Is dating an ‘Unfamous’ guy more than its worth and when everybody’s out for themselves, it’s hard to know who to trust. … Ever Mine: Losing your first love is hard, accepting them back into your life can be just as difficult. … Watch previous episodes below: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Unfamous is getting pretty deep and steamy. First you had the Unfamous books and now this. Writer and creator Scotty Unfamous is doing a really […]

UK BLACK BRITISH SHORT FILM: UNVEILING MAEVA

June 26, 2013

Unveiling Maeva tells the story of two best friends, Maeva and Alan, who grew up together and became very close over the years until one fateful night, when Maeva’s feelings unexpectedly come to light. What happens as a result is the beginning of something quite beautiful… Directed by Olan collardy and Ola Masha Written and produced by Waiki

BLACK BRITISH CREATIVES – THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT

February 4, 2013

Several years ago I remember hearing through the grapevine that the BBC were claiming to have lost recordings of the hit 1990s BBC 2 comedy sketch show The Real McCoy, after there were calls from the black community to make the series (which ran from 1991-1996) available on DVD. Well imagine my surprise when I visited The Voice website last week and read that after a lengthy ‘Bring Back The Real McCoy’ campaign the BBC has now issued the following statement: A BBC Worldwide spokesperson told The Voice: “There are no […]

NEW BLACK BRITISH WEB SERIES: SPIN (EPISODES 1 – 3)

December 13, 2012

I have just discovered this new black British web series called Spin. The first episode debuted online in June of this year and some how passed me by. Anyway check out Spin. I really enjoyed watching the episodes so far and can’t’ wait to see how the story develops in episode 4. … …

UK “URBAN” FILM: LONDON HEAT (SHORT PILOT EPISODE)

December 11, 2012

It is an unusually sunny day in London and the radio speakers are buzzing with the sound of the city. Malcolm (Alex Aplerku) is a street smart kid with lots of ambition. His biggest goal is Jasmine (Rochelle Neil), the girl literally next door, but when it’s evident that her loyalties are split between him and the ‘Man’ (Leemore Marrett Jr), the heat begins to burn in the London estate. What unfolds are a series of events that changes the average perception […]

UK TV: NEW JASON LEWIS COMEDY – ‘SNIGGERS WITH ATTITUDE’

May 13, 2010

Check out the trailer for comedian Jason Lewis’ new BBC comedy sketch show Sniggers With Attitude. Sniggers With Attitude starring Jason Lewis – coming soon to youtube.com/BBC Comedy and bbc.co.uk/comedy. Brand new sketches featuring characters such as Nanny D the kick ass granny, Jay Z’s 99 problems, Shizzlehood (Adulthood spoof), Winston Churchill as you have never seen him before, and Tinchy Stryder feat. N-Dubz. Also starring Paul Whitehouse, Noel Clarke, Rufus Hound, David Schneider, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam Deacon and Arnold Oceng. http://www.twitter.com/iamjasonlewis […]