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Dear Ajayi: Interview with Damilola Orimogunje
The New Black Film Collective sat down with filmmaker Damilola Orimogunje for a thoughtful conversation about Dear Ajayi (2026) as an intimate depiction of 1990s Nigerian life.
Dear Ajayi
A story following two estranged sisters in 1990s Nigeria who are forced to live together while caring for their paralysed mother. Ade is a devoted Christian, while Titi is an aspiring singer with a defiant spirit.
Personal Problems (The Final Film Festival)
Johnnie Mae is a Harlem nurse, navigating her marriage, friends, family, and a secret lover; each complimenting her, but often threatening her stability in the pulsing rhythms of late-1970s Harlem.
Ma Frère / Summer Beats
Ma Frère / Summer Beats (2026) is a vibrant coming-of-age drama following lifelong friends Shaï and Djeneba as they take on roles as summer camp leaders.
Mother Mary
Mother Mary (2026) is a psychological thriller starring Anne Hathaway as Mother Mary - a distressed popstar, and Michaela Coel as Sam Anselm, a fashion designer who was once a close associate, now abandoned by the popstar.
Letting the body speak- establishing the legacy of the Black performers body as archive
I began to consider archiving when I realised how much I had lost.
Hell of an opening statement huh?
Well, it’s the truth, and I’ve always felt that’s the best place to start.
BLACK BURNS FAST
Turning high-school movie tropes on their head, Black Burns Fast is a refreshing and creative love letter to queer Black girlhood that announces Asanda as a major new cinematic voice.
THEY WILL KILL YOU
A woman answers a cryptic ad for a housekeeping job at a luxurious yet foreboding New York City high-rise.
MORTU NEGA (BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL)
Diminga strives to find her husband during a War of Independence that threatens to destroy her country and uproot her life.
The PERFECT NEIGHBOR INTERVIEW
The New Black Film Collective recently welcomed filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir and activist Pamela Dias to London, for an intimate conversation about their Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor. Gandbhir, who directed the film, is a longtime family friend of Dias, whose daughter, Ajike “AJ” Owens, was tragically killed in the incident that inspired the documentary.