Afrika Eye Festival

29/06/2026

Dance my Daughter played to another full house with Friends of Afrika Eye collaborating with Bristol Beira link to bring Karen Boswell's films of song and dance by Mozambican women. Foof film and discussion at Easton Community Centre.

23/06/2026

https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14080/the-liberation-films-of-southern-africa

24th July at the Watershed - Cinema Reconsidered. Buy your tickets now.

Join Professor Shawn Sobers, Simon Bright (Zimbabwe) and fellow filmmaker Martin Mhando (Tanzania) to watch Corridors of Freedom (1987) and reflect on the vibrant collaboration and resistance of the Southern African Transnational Cinema movement that emerged in the 1980s and 90s to counter South Afr...

15/05/2026

This year, Mozambique celebrates 51 years of independence. As part of these celebrations, Bristol Link with Beira invites you to an evening of film, music and dance.
We will be screening Dance My Daughter,a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Karen Boswall. Through music, dance, and storytelling, the film moves between northern Mozambique and Maputo, exploring the lives of women and girls across generations. From songs rooted in ritual and motherhood to contemporary performances responding to gender-based violence, the film offers an intimate portrait of womanhood, resistance, and social change almost fifty years after Mozambican independence.
The evening will also feature a Q&A with director Karen Boswall, alongside Bristol-based, Mozambican-born artist Mohyah, an Afro-fusion rapper, artistic activist, educator, and award-winning interfaith creative producer.
Ababo’s Ethiopian cuisine will be providing catering for the evening. *not included in the ticket price.
Date: 28 June 2026
Doors: 6pm
Film begins: 6.30 pm
Where: Easton Community Centre, Kilburn St, Easton, Bristol BS5 6AW
Tickets are available on Headfirst: https://hdfst.uk/e155045
The evening is also a fundraiser for Bristol Link with Beira, which will raise funds to support projects for Mozambican women and girls in Beira.

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07/05/2026

A powerful portrait of Zimbabwe’s musical golden era.

Mbira Music: Spirit of the People follows legendary musicians including Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Comrade Chinx, exploring how music rooted in mbira traditions became a force for spiritual connection, cultural identity, and resistance during Zimbabwe’s War of Liberation.

The evening will also include a live mbira performance and discussion with ethnomusicologist Tony Perman.

Where: Bristol Commonwealth Society
Date: Thursday 14 May
Time: Doors open at 7 pm
Tickets: £5

There will be a bar available for drinks before the film begins!

Looking forward to seeing you there!