Power of the Culture

If you’ve got your ticket can’t wait to see you. If you haven’t come and join us! Link is in bio for tix #potcmixer

We are screening some really great short films from our community at our Summer Mixer on June 19th hosted by @areanoir Check a list of some of them👇🏾 Big Deal: Two best friends place their faith in a mysterious dealer in an attempt to smoke weed for the first time before leaving for university. Written and Directed by @isabellagthompson Polar: An avalanche changes a polar bear’s life, sending him on a journey across a barren fantasy world. A rich narrative exploration of mental health. Inspired by testimonials on bipolar disorder, this disorienting frame by frame animated short gives life to the experience of millions through fantasy, vivid colour, and metaphor. Written and Directed by: @empire.cosmic.pictures Ugly Instagram: A comedy-drama about a young broke influencer desperate to keep up her glam lifestyle, lands herself and her sister into a sticky situation. This film explores, sisterhood, love and the impacts of social media on relationships. Produced by @win_imara Inner Child Playground: A documentary that tells the journey of Mr Geez into street photography and how the pain of loosing of his mother sparked a beautiful talent with a necessity to capture in time the beautiful diversity of London. Directed by @jerry_amadi_pradon_dop These films will be screening throughout the evening in the cosy cinema room so you can pop in their anytime throughout the evening. There’ll be drinks, mingling and conversations too! Click the link in our bio to grab your tix ✌🏾

Next month we’re throwing another Mixer at @areanoir 🙌🏾 We’re bringing together talented community of global majority film and TV creatives who want to mingle over drinks, music and good conversation. We’ve got drinks (on us), and plan to screen films from the community throughout the evening. For more info and if you want to join us the link is in the bio ✍🏾 See you there 😊

Writers! Have you got a script you want some feedback on? Every month fellow writers and producers within the community come together to read someone’s script and share constructive and motivating feedback. I know the thought of feedback can sound overwhelming but we are a lovely bunch who are rooting for you to nail your final draft. Click the link in the bio to sign up!

A little snippet from the Mixer last night. It was such a vibe! Lots of interesting conversations, lots of laughs and lots of enjoyment. Big thank you to everyone who came down, hope you got to meet some new, interesting and talented people. 💓 Thanks to @fomohouselondon for hosting us for the evening. 🤗 Next one pending…soon come ✌🏾

Next month we hosting our FIRST event The Mixer with our friends @fomohouselondon at their filmmaking clubhouse In Shoreditch. Bringing together our talented community of film and TV creatives (and friends of the community) who want to mingle over drinks, music and good conversation. Come on down you may even meet someone who helps you land your next big project 😊 For more info and if you want to join us the link is in the bio ✍🏾 See you there!

A few weeks ago we went to the @minute.shorts x @bfinetwork event All Yours which screened some amazing BFI shorts! Weeks have passed and this film has stuck in the brain! Ratthun (Blood) Directed by @sugasuppiah Produced by @daljinderjohal Such a beautiful film. The story is powerful, moving. Performances was 👌🏾The colours are gorgeous. The grade! 👌🏾The tones, the softness. The short isn’t available publicly BUT we’ve rewatched the trailer at least 10 times. Great work to the team ♥️

POTC COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT Meet @izzymanafilms from the POTC community Talented Writer and Director ✍🏾 🎥 We love his fashion film FAMILIAR TRACES Familiar Traces is a fashion film narrative which explores the internal pressure that second generation Black British youth face from a young age, using fashion as the main context. An exploration of the expectations of a young Black British man who’s struggling with his identity and the pressure of unseen responsibility. He reflects on a conversation he had with his father when he was younger which helps him to navigate his adult life. Using the baobab tree to symbolise his life, meaning and culture. The texture 👌🏾 The wides 😍 The voiceover 🎶 Well done Izzy and the full team! Can’t wait to see more from you 🙌🏾 Credits Written and Co-Directed by: @izzymanafilms + @enricobellenghi DOP: @laura.aglr Camera Assistant: Chelsea Bernard @chlsbrnrd + Ellie Wentworth-Weedon @ellie_weedon Production Assistant: Valentina Todeschi @valentina_todeschi Art Direction: @enricobellenghi Producer: @izzymanafilms Cast: David V + Winston Gayle + Halfani Manirambona Music: Toby Boston @knowyoumusic Editor: Luren Bilodeau @lrbil2 Colour Grade: Erick Moraes @sm.erick Fashion: Jizuoluo @jizuoluo + Sekai @sekai.3

Inspire. Fellow creatives, we’ve all been there when you are working on mood boards, treatments, pitches and searching you saved images, to express your creative vision. Sometimes we know the image we want but just cannot find it. Annoying. We love this one and wanted to share. If you love it too save it for your future creative deck 😉 A still from Burna Boy’s Pull Up music video The colour pops👏🏾 The framing 😍 The depth 👌🏾 Shout out to the director @mejialabi and cinematographer @joelhoneywell

A little update from me… The last few months I’ve been quietly working away on creating a community for black and brown folk working in the Film & TV called Power of The Culture (POTC) @potcfolk A space for collaboration and helping each other level up our careers. Even created a WhatsApp community which is now filled with amazing talented people so if you wanna join DM me. But speaking on levelling up I’ve been speaking to the wonderful folk at @spindlefilms and they are offering 3 directors and/or producers in our POTC community a 10 week mentorship programme with one of their Exec Producers starting in January 2025. As a lot of the industry is based in London they are keen to hear from folks who live outside of London too! So if you’re a black or brown creative and interested sign up to join the community so we can put you forward! Link in the bio! ✌🏾😘