Generation Revolution

Film Screening + Talks

Generation Revolution (2016) is a feature length documentary film that tells the powerful story of London’s new generation of black and brown activists.

The film focuses on two groups – the London Black Revs and R Movement – set on changing the social and political landscape in the capital and beyond.

The screening will be followed by a talk about the film and long table discussion on art and activism. Reginald Edmund and Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway lead the discussions alongside creatives and activists.

Reginald Edmund is a resident playwright of Chicago Dramatists and Managing Curating Producer of Black Lives, Black Words. Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway is the Founder and Executive Manager of Artistic Directors of the Future.

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Film running time: 65 mins
Post-film talk: 40 mins
Long table discussion: 1 hr
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The Guardian
“A critical insight into black lives in Britain.”
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