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In Kenya's Laikipia County, climate change and historical injustices heighten tensions between Indigenous pastoralists and white ranchers. Severe droughts exacerbate conflicts over dwindling grasslands, rooted in British colonialism. Filmmakers explore this complex crisis affecting livelihoods, land ownership, and conservation amidst climate change.
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15 June, 8:15pm, Showroom
16 June, 6:30pm, Curzon
A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more. Stay tuned for dates and details for the next Festival of the Mind in autumn 2026.
A short documenting the story of CarterTheBandit, a Black gay rapper from South London, as he redefines success through authenticity. Depicting his artistic ambitions and the personal cost of refusing to abandon oneself in a hypermasculine industry.
Tgirls Make Music is a documentary about trans woman rapper and producer htmljones (Ishaani Ponniah), framed through the visual language of early-2000s television, 2010s internet aesthetics, and contemporary British culture.
In celebration of The Odyssey, throughout July the Showroom presents four classic films that in their own way portray stories of the ancient world.
