Afro Sci-Fi Film Club 4 the Global Majority [queer & neurodivergent friendly]
A film night for POC with niche interests. For fans of sci-fi, futuristic things, de-colonising space, mind benders, dystopias and alien vibes - with a lil discussion afterwards to talk about the film ★
[soft drinks available to purchase at The Common Press + bring your own snacks]
The purpose is to create a casual gathering of sci-fi film lovers who haven’t been able to take up space in a genre that’s typically predominantly white and to expand the narratives of science fiction from other cultures, featuring sci-fi films that focus on black & brown narratives.
Beginning with a focus on Afro-sci fi, the intention is to continue watching films from other cultural identities and heritages that explore sci-fi in their own ways too. A place where it’s okay to feel off in the world & recreate 
With an intention to set these up regularly, this is a re-launch to set the ball rolling again..
After a wonderful visit to Ethiopia with Crumbs, and our last screening taking us to Cameroon with Les Saignantes, our next screening, Neptune Frost will be transporting to Burundi.
Please note, this event is POC Only
Title: Neptune Frost
Film description: The film is an Afrofuturist story set in a village in Burundi made of computer parts, and centers on the relationship between Neptune, an intersex runaway, and Matalusa, a coltan miner, whose love leads a hacker collective
Trailer: https://youtu.be/kesSVI-FXjc?si=AAoF_BUwd3_H2-tl
Schedule Outline:
18:30 - Doors Open
19:00 - Film Starts
20:30 - Film ends
20:40 - Discussion on film
21:30 - Event ends
Organiser: Niito [artist name iNKOGNiiTO]
A music/visual artist and cinema projectionist - currently bleeding the concept of their artistry into reality through curating queer & neurodivergent friendly black & brown centred sci-fi film nights. Niito is starting to explore cosmic re-indiginising in micro communities. Curating spaces that de-center the white gaze through a sci-fi lens to create an alternative futuristic scene.
Other key words: speculative non-fiction, decolonising space, afro nomads, befriending alienation, mundane absurdism.