The Two Brewers celebrates Black History Month with a Screening of the multi award winning - Beyond ‘There’s always a black issue dear’, a unique documentary exploring the rich history of Queer black artists in British culture.
The Screening will be followed by a Q & A with Winn Austin (featured in the documentary) and chaired by Daniel Jacob (AKA Vinegar Strokes from UK Rupaul Season1) the Q & A also features Mystivyne.
About the Documentary
Beyond ‘There’s always a black issue Dear’, explores and celebrates black LGBTQ+ identities in order to demarcate the huge influence that Black LGBTQ+ culture has had upon Fashion, Fine art, Dance, Music and Language, much of which has been appropriated by the cultural mainstream.
The cast vividly recall daring to be different, from ballet dancing schoolboys, to make-up wearing gender-fluid school days; their experiences shed new light on the UK in the 1970s/80s. Creating their own identities at a time when, ‘if you were black you could be either Reggae or Soul’, these are the untold stories of our history.
The film spans an era, where Soul and Disco, Punks and Blitz Kids met in underground clubs like The Four Aces in Dalston and Crackers in Soho through to the explosion of queer culture at Taboo.
BEYOND captures a vital historical period.
Here are the trailblazers.
BEYOND ' There's always a black issue Dear'
Directed, Edited and Produced by Claire Lawrie
Featuring: Andy Polaris, Frank Akinsete, Kenny Campbell, Kenrick Davis, Velma ‘Vee’ Davis, Lannah P, Les Child, Nicky Green, Robb Scott, Roy Brown, Winn Austin
Winner of Seattle Queer Film Festival 2019, Iris Prize 2018 Best British Short, Best of British Queer Vision Film Festival 2018
Official selection Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Fest.