TV & Film

On tackling the darkest parts of our culture with Susan Chardy

3 days ago4 min read

On tackling the darkest parts of our culture with Susan Chardy

BIFA winner Susan Chardy talks about her new film On Becoming a Guinea Fowl and working with director Rungano Nyoni in Zambia.

Celebrating eleven years of BAFTA Breakthrough talent

Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Nov 124 min read

Celebrating eleven years of BAFTA Breakthrough talent

BAFTA Breakthrough has played an impeccable role in the entertainment industry. Here are some of the honourees over the past 11 years.

The Power of Representation - on Supacell and Sickle Cell

Sharon Browne-Peter

Oct 314 min read

The Power of Representation - on Supacell and Sickle Cell

Sharing my story as a person living with sickle cell disease and amplifying the voices of others has consistently been a personal journey.

Echoes of Resistance in the films of Guinea Bissau's Flora Gomes and Sana Na N’hada

Jamila Pereira

Oct 3010 min read

Echoes of Resistance in the films of Guinea Bissau's Flora Gomes and Sana Na N’hada

African cinema has played a significant role in liberation struggles on the continent. Documenting atrocities, and powerful visual...

Praise Vandeh

Sep 44 min read

Unpacking Hollywood's Sequel Epidemic

It is essential for little Black girls and boys to grow up seeing themselves reflected in the media they are infatuated with ....

Review: Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie TV adaptation is female-driven and proud!

Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Jun 122 min read

Review: Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie TV adaptation is female-driven and proud!

Reviewing Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie in its Channel 4 TV adaptation starring Dionne Brown

Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow's 'Camp de Thiaroye' screened at the Cannes Film Festival

Karen Chalamilla

May 211 min read

Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow's 'Camp de Thiaroye' screened at the Cannes Film Festival

On Sunday 19th May, Camp de Thiaroye, a film written and directed by the father of African Cinema Ousmane Sembene in collaboration with...

Aisha Bywaters wins second BAFTA for Three Little Birds Casting

Sabrina Fearon-Melville

May 21 min read

Aisha Bywaters wins second BAFTA for Three Little Birds Casting

Not as well covered as its counterparts, the BAFTA Craft Awards took place on Sunday 28 April. Celebrities you don’t often see gracing...

Challengers: "backstabbing, scheming, smack-talking, dirty macking, adultery..."

Ore Abiona

Apr 273 min read

Challengers: "backstabbing, scheming, smack-talking, dirty macking, adultery..."

"Luca Guadagnino has never been one to shy away from attempting to turn his audience on. " Ore unpacks Zendaya's latest role as Tashi Duncan

Banel and Adama: The best love story of the year is a Black film you haven’t even heard of.

Ayan Artan

Apr 114 min read

Banel and Adama: The best love story of the year is a Black film you haven’t even heard of.

Ayan Artan delves deep into the Senegalese directorial debut 'Banel and Adama' by Ramata-Toulaye Sy.

The Beautiful Game: Sheyi Cole chats football, music and superheroes.

Moyo Abiona

Apr 96 min read

The Beautiful Game: Sheyi Cole chats football, music and superheroes.

We sat down with Sheyi Cole – who plays the hilarious and endearing Jason in new Netflix film, The Beautiful Game.

Ore Abiona

Apr 83 min read

April Film Releases

It’s the fourth month of the year and the beginning of Spring. The clocks have gone back, and the days are longer. The bursts of rainfall...

Can Black Students Take up Space in Predominantly White Schools?

Habiba Katsha

Mar 206 min read

Can Black Students Take up Space in Predominantly White Schools?

“I’ve never seen a Black penis before,” isn’t a sentence you anticipate hearing on your first day of school. In the first episode of...

Ore Abiona

Mar 83 min read

March Must Watches

Ah March- the month that marks new beginnings! I’d say it’s in your best interest to lean into the physical optimism that the month...

Sabrina Fearon-Melville

Feb 234 min read

BAFTA Breakthrough 2023: Vivian Oparah

Vivian Oparah chats all things Rye Lane, being a part of the BAFTA Breakthrough cohort for 2023 and how to stay grounded in the industry.

Tseliso Monaheng

Feb 1311 min read

Street Art, Space and Scholarship

To speak about street art is to speak about space. In territories like present-day Palestine or Apartheid-era South Africa, space becomes...

Films You're Going To Love This February

Ore Abiona

Feb 123 min read

Films You're Going To Love This February

I know that everyone felt that January took 563 days to end, but I for one, am not complaining. With the risk of sounding pretentious; I...

The Floor Mag

Feb 72 min read

The Floor Mag's January Watchlist

January came hot and heavy with theatrical releases! Here's some of the team's media picks.

Olivia Smart: Black Stroke | Netflix Documentary Talent Fund

Tito Mogaji

Feb 14 min read

Olivia Smart: Black Stroke | Netflix Documentary Talent Fund

Tito began learning how to swim last year. In conversation with filmmaker Olivia Smart, Tito discusses how Olivia made her 2023 Netflix...

Black Cake: "We can be leads and plot drivers"

Kesewaa Browne

Feb 13 min read

Black Cake: "We can be leads and plot drivers"

Charmaine Wilkerson's best-seller Black Cake's screen adaptation is a look at Jamaican representation and family in all its forms.