Black Power Films at Urbis Thursdays until 16 April

Urbis programmes a series of films and documentaries exploring the black power movement as part of the Black Panther: Emory Douglas and the Art of Revolution exhibition.

On 30th October, Urbis opened a new exhibition exploring the artwork and iconography of Emory Douglas, the Black Panthers minister for culture. This is the first time Douglas' work has been displayed in the UK, giving a fascinationg insight into the struggle for civil rights in America during the last century.

To complement the exhibition, Urbis are showing a series of films and documentaries exploring the black power movement within the gallery each Thursday from 4pm. Entry is free and the programme is as follows:

• Thurs 6 Nov: IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE (15), 90 mins.
• Thurs 13 Nov: A HUEY P.NEWTON STORY (15), 86 mins.
• Thurs 20 Nov: MALCOLM X (15), 193 mins. (starts at 3pm)
• Thurs 27 Nov: BALDWIN’S NIGGER (15), 48 mins.
• Thurs 4 Dec: CROOKLYN (12), 115 mins.
• Thurs 11 Dec: DO THE RIGHT THING (18), 120 mins.
• Thurs 18 Dec: CLOCKERS (18), 128 mins. (starts at 3pm)
• Thurs 8 Jan: SWEET SWEETBACKS BAAD ASSSS SONG (18), 97 mins.
• Thurs 15 Jan: LEGACY OF TORTURE (12), 28 mins.
• Thurs 22 Jan: FOUR LITTLE GIRLS (PG), 102 mins.
• Thurs 29 Jan:
  ‘TIGER BAY IS MY HOME’
  ‘A TOWN UNDER SEIGE’ (12), 38 mins each.
• Thurs 5 Feb: STRUGGLE FOR BLACK COMMUNITY –
  ‘FROM WHEN YOU WERE BLACK’
  ‘A COMMON HISTORY’ (12), 38 mins each
• Thurs 12 Feb: BLACK POWER SALUTE (PG), 105 mins
• Thurs 19 Feb: PRESSURE (15), 120 mins.
• Thurs 26 Feb: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 1 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 5 March: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 2 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 12 March: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 3 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 19 March: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 4 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 26 March: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 5 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 2 April: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 6 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 9 April: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 7 (12), 105 mins.
• Thurs 16 April: EYES ON THE PRIZE – PART 8 (12), 60 mins.

For more information read our Emory Douglas exhibition preview.