The New Black Film Collective presents...
SISTER ACT
Queens of Comedy
Sunday, 27 January 2019 @ 6.30pm
Whoopi Goldberg stars as nightclub singer Deloris, who’s placed in the witness protection programme at a San Francisco convent. Her arrival revolutionises the place, and its out-of-tune choir, to the dismay of the Mother Superior (Maggie Smith). Relive one of the most successful comedies of the 1990s, with a genius performance from Goldberg, quotable one-liners, and a killer soundtrack.
Dir: Emile Ardolino, Bill Duke
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes
Cert: N/C 15+
Dur: 1hr 40mins
Host: Janey Godley
Guest: Ninia Benjamin
Featuring a live comedy set from Ninia Benjamin (BBC's 3 Non Blondes/ITV's My Shirley Valentine Summer) followed by a candid conversation about women, comedy and everything in between hosted by award-winning Glaswegian comedian, Janey Godley.
Preceded a screening of the short film I Cherish Women (4m), runner up of the Audience Choice Award at the Women Over Fifty Film Festival 2018, introduced by director, Judith Stillman.
This screening is part of Comedy Genius, a nationwide celebration of comedy on screen, led by BFI, the Independent Cinema Office and BFI Film Audience Network, supported by funds from the National Lottery. For more screenings go to bficomedy.co.uk. #bficomedy.
