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CARIB | Apr 25, 2023

UK city of Southampton announced as opening night location for 2023 Windrush Caribbean Film Festival

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On Thursday (April 20) the 2023 Windrush Caribbean Film Festival was launched.

In addition to the launch and announcement of the films to be screened, the historical city of Southampton was announced as the location for the opening night of the 2023 Festival.

For the first time in the event’s history, the city with strong historical ties to the Windrush generation will host film screenings from the festival on June 6 and also on June 21, the day before National Windrush Day.

They were our parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunties. We inherited their courage, their struggles, and their cultures of resistance. We are proud to stand on their broad shoulders and carry forward their incredible stories.

Windrush Caribbean Film Festival co-founder, Frances-Anne Solomon

In its 4th year, the festival is set to be the most successful yet as it marks the 75th anniversary since the HMS Empire Windrush ship arrived at Tilbury Docks, the first stop en route to London with Caribbean citizens who were invited to live in the UK. Many people from the Caribbean had already arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) a year prior, docking at Southampton on board The Almanzora.

The festival, which will run from June 6 to 30 across the UK and will have over 40 screenings and talks talking place across five cities. This is a move that Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, festival artistic director says, “demonstrates the festival’s intent, ambition, and purpose”.

Festival co-founder, Frances-Anne Solomon, in recognising the significance of its 75th year says, “They were our parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunties. We inherited their courage, their struggles, and their cultures of resistance. We are proud to stand on their broad shoulders and carry forward their incredible stories”.

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