Description
From the reggae-filled culture of 90s Harlesden to the political influence of jazz via Congo, passing through the heartbeat of Brixton and the defiant communities within the occupied West Bank, these six films and events celebrate the sonics of rebellion through global cinema.
DAILIES: Sonics of Rebellion on Film
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Founded by filmmaker Tomisin Adepeju, DAILIES curates spaces for film lovers to foster connections, inspire conversations, and spark creativity. DAILIES presents a screening of short films from some of the UK’s most exciting filmmakers.
Tomisin Adepeju is a British-Nigerian filmmaker, writer and curator. His award-winning shorts have screened at over 150 film festivals, including Sundance, BFI London Film Festival and London Short Film Festival. His new short, Journey Mercies, is currently screening in competition at SXSW London. He is developing his debut feature, The Light of the Living, with Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films and BFI. Tomisin’s writings have appeared on MUBI, Sight and Sound and several other publications. He is the founder of DAILIES, a screening and development programme where he regularly curates films, workshops and masterclasses. He has programmed sold out events at BFI Southbank, Rio Cinema, Rich Mix and other spaces.
Tickets: £5
No Other Land
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. No Other Land is an unflinching account of a community’s mass expulsion and acts as a creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Q&A and reading hosted by Tasneim Zyada with guests to be announced.
Tickets: £5
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Thursday 9 October 2025
Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Jazz and decolonisation are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the U.N. Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Crackling with energy and verve, this masterful film takes history and creates an audacious musical documentary.
From the producer of I Am Not Your Negro, the documentary features Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillepsie and Malcolm X.
Post-screening discussion hosted by Habiba Katsha with guests to be announced.
Tickets: £5
Living Room Session by Shaquille Shaniqua Joy
Friday 10 October 2025
Living Room Session is a recurring live program set in a metaphorical living room. Curated and presented by Shaquille Shaniqua Joy, each session brings together mediums like film, art, music, and conversation, inviting artists to reflect on a central theme through their unique expressions.
Join us for a special edition at Brixton House in London on 10 Oct, exploring the human body as an archive—how memory, resistance, and history live through us sonically, physically, and emotionally. The evening will include a screening of REBIRTH IS NECESSARY, a dreamlike art film centred on Blackness—past, present, and future—by Grammy Award-winning artist and director Jenn Nkiru; a live performance by multidisciplinary artist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Damsel Elysium; a speech by Dr. Aditi, thinker and creator, writer and dreamer; and a screening of Bathsheba by award-winning photographer, dramaturg, and director Myah Jeffers.
Tickets: £10
Babymother
Saturday 11 October 2025
Directed by Julian Henriques
Widely considered to be the first Black British musical, Babymother follows Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith), who has an ambition to become a local Dancehall star.
Post-screening discussion hosted by Skin Deep with director Julian Henriques and producer Parminder Vir.
Tickets: £5
Small Axe: Alex Wheatle + Free Books Social
Sunday 12 October 2025
The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, where he develops a passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
Free Books Social hosted by Free Books Campaign, featuring DJs, games, and free books to take away.