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Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

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.

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Friday, 9 October 2026in 5 days

18:15
Curzon Bloomsbury
DocHouse: Black is Beautiful
Bertha Dochouse
Programmed by Bertha Dochouse

Saturday, 10 October 2026in 6 days

20:30
Curzon Bloomsbury
DocHouse: Black is Beautiful
Bertha Dochouse
Programmed by Bertha Dochouse

Sunday, 11 October 2026in 7 days

14:00
Curzon Bloomsbury
DocHouse: Black is Beautiful
Bertha Dochouse
Programmed by Bertha Dochouse

Wednesday, 14 October 2026in 10 days

20:10
Curzon Bloomsbury
DocHouse: Black is Beautiful
Bertha Dochouse
Programmed by Bertha Dochouse

Thursday, 15 October 2026

18:20
Curzon Bloomsbury
DocHouse: Black is Beautiful
Bertha Dochouse
Programmed by Bertha Dochouse