Kwame Kwei-Armah

Ветерану морской пехоты Брайану Брауну-Исли было отказано в поддержке со стороны Департамента по делам ветеранов США. Преисполнившись решимости восстановить справедливость, он решает захватить банк в пригороде Атланты, чтобы привлечь внимание к своей проблеме.

Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. On the twelfth day of Christmas, shipwrecked Viola washes up on the shores of Illyria, disguises herself as a man, is sent to court a countess and falls hard for a Duke. As she navigates the gender confusion in all her roles, she finds her true self and true love in the process. Featuring an original jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub, Twelfth Night is a soulful shake-up of a Shakespearean classic, perfect for the 12th night of Christmas or any day of the year.

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

A concert of a work in progress including original music and songs from the 1939 production telling the story of an intriguing Broadway musical adaptation of Shakespeare. This jazz-infused version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened in 1939 with a heady mixture of talent, including Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan, and musical contributions from Count Basie and Benny Goodman.

David Olusoga explores the incredible journey of the African novel – how a fearless collection of writers created books that were to define the image of Africa in the world.

Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1. The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him

Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1. The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him

Still reeling from the painful breakup of his marriage to screen siren Rita Hayworth, filmmaker Orson Welles makes his way to Rome, where he gets pulled into a tangled political plot involving murder and mysterious motives. A beautiful actress proves a tempting distraction. But if they want to stay alive, Welles and his young Italian driver need to stay focused.

Это история молодых и забавных львят Зуки и ее братика Линаса. Все началось с того, как однажды они заигрались и не заметили, как удалились от своей мамы — львицы Макхибы. А саванна полна опасностей, особенно для маленьких и неокрепших львят. Как раз в это время, разгуливающее неподалеку воинственное соседское племя львов, напало на их семью. Нападение было отбито, но брат и сестра оказались далеко от своих родных и один на один с саванной. Наши львята отважные и не боятся опасностей, но им предстоит преодолеть трудный и тернистый путь, прежде чем вся семья снова соберется вместе.

Chronicles “the trials of a Hackney cafe-owner trying to prevent his son from getting involved in London's gun culture.” - Radio Times (2004)

The idealistic lifestyle of an old West farmer, his Indian wife, and half-breed son is interrupted when the boy's old gunslinger father returns. They are not happy with his return despite the old gunslinger's intention to retire. Things take a turn for the worse when another gunslinger arrives in town, trying to force a battle with the father.

1668 год, Ямайка. Отважная дочь пирата Морган Эдамс (Джина Дэвис) получила в наследство от отца, погибшего от рук собственного брата, треть карты Острова Головорезов с обозначением места, где спрятаны несметные сокровища. Чтобы добраться до них, Морган набирает команду из товарищей отца. На аукционе рабов в Порт-Ройале на Ямайке она покупает очаровательного и чертовски обаятельного проходимца Уильяма Шоу (Мэттью Модин), у которого оказывается вторая часть карты. А третья, последняя часть карты, находится у злого и коварного дяди Морган, — пирата по прозвищу «Дог» (Фрэнк Ланджелла).

A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.

Explores the extraordinary creative partnership and friendship between the two artists in the 1980s, and how their contrasting beliefs became the propulsion for their work together.

Simon Templar creates false identities named after saints in order to steal money from various criminal organizations and redistribute the wealth to others.

A musical based on Viagra, Pfizer's erectile dysfunction drug. Based on the article, “All Rise: The Untold Story of the Guys Who Launched Viagra.”

Set in the 1920s, Marked Man follows a young black man who joins J. Edgar Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigation and then infiltrates Garvey’s UNIA organization, testing his loyalty to both race and country as he grows weary of both men’s actions.