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The finesse of the Blaxploitation film genre rises with Cleopatra Jones flair
Cleopatra Jones lifts the Blaxploitation genre to sophisticated heights with its supermodel star
Ebony Milestone delivers Blaxploitation fashion style for Women’s Day celebration
In our partnership we’ll deliver an exciting event which honours the women of the Blaxploitation movie genre.
Blaxploitation film event supports Leeds’ Beyond Cancer charity for Women’s Day show
We support Leeds charity, Beyond Cancer as we celebrate the women of the Blaxploitation movie genre on Sat Oct 7 at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
Black Again! Fifty Years of Blaxploitation
Women Of The Lens Film Festival collaborates with Hyde Park Picture House to celebrate 50 years of Blaxploitation movies!
Film Directors Speak On The Importance Of Festivals
We caught up with the directors at our event and had a chat with them about the importance of screening their work, meeting other professionals and what communities can do to support platforms like Women Of The Lens. Read the extracts below, then click the button to...
Satisfaction Guaranteed at Women Of The Lens
Influential Blog, The Mizz Adventures Of Chelsea Black, reviews a saucy little short film, Satisfaction. Directed by Yvonne Sewankambo, it tells the story of mis-communications of the bedroom type. Fun and joke aside, it also highlights the need for being unafraid to...
Women Of The Lens Partners With Melan Magazine
We're excited to be collaborating with Melan Magazine as our Media Partner Melan Magazine's remit is about being an online confidante for the UK woman of colour. The digital publication features news, information, fashion, health and beauty, travel and lifestyle, all...
I couldn’t be without my DoP! Filmmaker Noella Mingo answers difficult questions
"As the film shows, they were once young, vibrant and full of fun. In fact, these four women still have the same mischievous streak they did when they were youngers." As we countdown to our Festival dates, we caught up with some of the filmmakers in our April...
Channel 4’s Black To Front Programming: Review
DJ Yinka Bokinni and social media star Zeze Millz will host Channel 4's Unapologetic chat-show.Women Of The Len Film Festival Founder, Jennifer G. Robinson writes in Black Film Bulletin (December 2021) about Channel 4's programming titled Black To Front. The landmark...
Rebecca Hall’s Passing Leaves Closed Ended Questions: Film Review
(Ruth Negga as Claire / Tessa Thompson as Irene - image credit: Netflix)May contain spoilers Irene is hot and bothered – and not just by the extreme New York heat. In the store she enters and in the hotel restaurant in which she takes refuge, she still can’t shake off...
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We accept all genres of media in our programming: romance, science fiction, action adventure, thrillers, drama, film noir, animation, mixed media and web series. This means that our audiences can enjoy a rich selection of stories.