EVENT DESCRIPTION
Screening of Mariannes Noires, a feature documentary about Black women in France, directed by Kaytie Nielsen, Mame-Fatou Niang
After screening
- Option 1 - film, followed by drinks & mingling in the bar until 22:00
- Option 2 - film, followed by the workshop Knowledge is Power at 21:10 (limited number of tickets)
ABOUT THE FILM
Recent violence and growing nationalism in France have brought fierce debates about the country’s identity to the forefront. In Mariannes Noires, seven French-born women of African and Caribbean descent unravel what it means to be Black and French; to be Black in France. They are entrepreneurs, scholars, filmmakers, dancers, and artists, whose Frenchness is rooted in a cultural space stretching from metropolitan France to Africa and its many diasporas. This documentary is a mosaic of seven narratives that raise the veil on a multicultural France.
Topic/content warning: Racism, Feminism, Mysoginoire
Info: feature documentary, 1h23, 2017, French, English subtitles
WORKSHOP
Knowledge is Power is a workshop for the Global Majority community. More details coming soon!
EVENT BREAKDOWN
Doors open: 19:00
Screening starts: 19:30
Screening ends: 20:55
Workshop: 21:10
Bar closes: 21:30
Doors close at 22:00
ACCESSIBILITY
Service Animals Welcome
Hearing Loop
Step Free Access
Wheelchairs Accessible
Seating: Cafe chair - seat height: 46 cm, seat width: 39 cm, no armrest, tested for 110 kg
Event chair - seat height: 48 cm, seat width: 44 cm, no armrest, tested for 160kg
Gender-neutral toilet
Baby changing bench
Indoor cycle parking
If you have any accessible needs, email us at charlie.corubolo@vaginamuseum.co.uk
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FILM CLUB COLLECTIVE RAGE
collective rage is a monthly film club, by and for marginalised people, taking place at the Vagina Museum. collective rage aims to screen films from under-represented filmmakers and give the collective agency. Watching films is never a passive experience. collective rage film club is a form of cinema therapy, offering a safe space for personal expression and healing. Through workshops and activities led by artists, filmmakers, and social advocates, attendees are invited to engage, connect, and find solace in the power of storytelling.
Genesis
collective rage emerged from our own rage towards the current state of society and cinema. collective rage is thought of as a shape-shifter cinema experience, like the divinity Nǎga, a fluid creature oscillating between snake and human forms. Rage is powerful. Rage is beautiful. Together, let’s slough our rage into a joyful, positive embodiment.
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Free ticket: for every screening, we reserve free spaces for people on a low income/unwaged. If you can’t afford a ticket, email us at charlie.corubolo@vaginamuseum.co.uk