Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

2025 · dir. Yemi Bamiro · 98 min

Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.

2 screenings at 2 London cinemas across 1 day

Where to see it

Bertha DocHouse · Curzon Bloomsbury