Black History Month Film Events Around The UK 2025
Oct 09, 2025
Your Guide To Power And Pride
This October, we have a great line-up of events around the UK celebrating Black History Month for the creative community.
This year’s theme for Black History Month is ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’, and what better way to engage with that pride than by celebrating black voices in storytelling.
In-person events are a great way to come together, engage with your community, experience powerful stories and network with like-minded creatives. This is an especially powerful experience for beginner creators breaking into the industry, as making connections is crucial, and these events for filmmakers can shape your own storytelling skills.
It is important to note that these events are not just for creatives of colour to attend, but every single person should understand the value of different voices, perspectives and experiences, particularly when it comes to storytelling.
Have a read through some of the different events taking place this October, find your favourites, get out there and meet other empowered creatives, and then tell us all about it over on our social channels @filmmakingplanner. If you have any filmmaking events coming up this year that you’d like to share, then we’d love to hear about them and give them a shoutout, because the more we know, the more we can grow.
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Let’s fill your October 2025 calendar…
Creative Tourist
- Manchester and the North
- Throughout October
Here in Manchester and the North, you’ll find a fantastic programme of events taking place throughout October. From exhibitions to theatre shows to dance, we’ve rounded up our arts and cultural highlights.
African Heritage Alliance
- Leicester
- Friday 31st October
- Pay £5 on the door
Antwone Fisher is a raw, deeply human story about rage, rejection, and the long road to healing. Based on a true story, it follows a young Navy man forced to confront a childhood marked by abandonment and abuse — and the inner strength he finds through therapy, truth, and self-discovery.
Directed by Denzel Washington and featuring a powerful breakout performance from Derek Luke, this film doesn’t just tell a story — it holds a mirror to generational trauma, emotional survival, and what it means to finally be seen.
The New Black Film Collective
- October 1st-31st
- Across Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham and beyond
With Black History Month 2025, we continue our decade-long tradition of using film and discussion to spotlight Black stories, culture and creativity. This year, under the theme of “Standing Firm in Pride and Power”, we’ll celebrate Black identity, culture and collective strength through a powerful programme of screenings, performances, and conversations.
We believe in the power of cinema to spark dialogue, deepen understanding and empower communities. Our Black History Month events create space for reflection, celebration and action.
University of London Events
- Throughout October
- You can access any of the listed events for free, though some of the events require online registration.
The University of London, The Senate House Library and The School of Advanced Study have organised a range of events related to Black history and culture over the month. You can also find hundreds of additional events in the listings section of the BHM website.
Black Legacy Xchange
- Tower Hamlets, London
- Throughout October
This October, Poplar Union proudly presents BLX 2025, a vibrant celebration of Black History Month’s theme, “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” with the support of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Immerse yourself in an exciting programme of dance, photography, film, live music, and Cotall Street Market celebrating Black strength, resilience, and cultural identity while honouring past achievements and championing a future where Black voices lead, unite, and inspire lasting change. Join us as we uplift and preserve the powerful stories that deserve to be heard and remembered.
Enfield Caribbean Association
- Enfield, London
- Friday 24th October
- £6
We’re doing our Black History Month celebration slightly different this year. We are celebrating Black History Month through film, discussion and walking.
We are offering a double bill night of films Summer of Soul and Blood Ah Go Run at Dugdale Arts Centre. A lively panel discussion will follow the film screenings.
Newham Black History
- Newham, London
- Throughout October
Explore a month of virtual and live events that celebrate the contributions made by Black African and Caribbean communities in the London borough of Newham, nationally and internationally.
Black History Month Scotland
- Edinburgh City Art Centre
- Friday 17th October
- Free event
African cinema has established a strong presence on the global cinematic stage yet Sudan's film industry, with its history going as far back as 1898, has been overlooked. Umloda Ibrahim, a James McCune Smith scholar, shares her ongoing research and will explore the history of Sudan’s film industry from its colonial and post-independence eras, to the contemporary industry that is being rebuilt today.
This event is part of Black History Month Scotland 2025, to find out about more events and see the full programme please visit www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org
Jali Collective
- Edinburgh, Filmhouse Cinema
- October 30th - November 2nd
Jali Collective launches its inaugural Jali Film Weekender, a new film festival celebrating Black, African and diaspora stories to be held in Edinburgh from 30 October - 2 November 2025 at the city’s newly reopened Filmhouse Cinema.
The theme of the 2025 Weekender edition is Dreams and Apparitions, which will weave through the programme’s films and events, exploring subjects such as grief, memory, imagination, new and alternate futures, and the seen and unseen in the African and diasporic experience.
The Weekender is rooted in fostering community, connection and representation, with a focus on platforming a range of voices, styles and stories from across the African continent and its global diaspora. A key ambition of the new collective and festival is to build intentional relationships with Black, African and diaspora audiences in Edinburgh and Scotland.
Urban Circle
- Urban Circle Share Centre, Newport, Wales
- Thursday 16th October
This October, Urban Circle (UC) invites you to join us for a special series of screenings featuring two powerful films created by Urban Circle and BlackNine Films. Wales Untold uncovers hidden stories that challenge our understanding of Welsh history and identity. HUMANiTREE explores the shared origins of humanity and sparks vital conversations on race, power of community and Cynefin. Wales Untold and HumaniTree will be followed by a brief Q&A session with two of the young creators/educational professionals from each production.
These events are designed for front-line workers including youth workers, teachers, lecturers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, alternative learning providers, campaigners and community leaders, inviting you to be part of these eye-opening, engaging discussions, connect with peers across sectors, and gain fresh insights and wisdom to bring back to your work and communities.
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