Booster Shot: New Nottinghill Carnival Documentary

As the month of October comes to a close, our friends in the UK are saying goodbye to "Black History Month" for another year.  On Thursday, October 29, 2009,  a new documentary directed by Stephen Rudder will be screened for the general public at the Wimbledon Odeon.  "Sequins, Soca and Sweat" follows six mas bands as they prepare for Nottinghill Carnival.

Film: Sequins, Soca and Sweat at Wimbledon Odeon

By: Graham Moody

Wimbledon Film Club has teamed up with the Njoya Foundation to present Sequins, Soca and Sweat followed by a question and answer session with its director next Thursday.

Stephen Rudder's film, which will be shown at Wimbledon Odeon as part of Black History Month, is his debut documentary and will also be accompanied by heritage short films and pre-film storytelling entertainment by Jeanette Angela Barrett.

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Hope all who can make it will go and support this event. It's great to see our culture being documented.

Love and Soca,

Nurse Karen