Blues Is My Middle Name

An early classic of Black British cinema about the intriguing social dynamics that arise as a ten shilling note is passed around the black community.

Tired of being hassled by the police and with no job opportunities, a group of teenage East End lads plan to rob a bank.

Touching short about the friendship between a white boy and a black girl in 1960s Notting Hill.

Autobiographical account of a mother-daughter relationship, exploring beauty standards and female sexuality.

A young black ballerina rejects prejudice and finds her African spirit in Swan Lake.

The fatal fascination with the myth of the black feminine mystique is uncovered in Ngozi Onwurah's short

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.