Jali Collective

Jali Collective Celebrating Black, African & diaspora stories. The inaugural Jali Film Weekender took place at Filmhouse, Edinburgh 30 Oct - 2 Nov 2025. More soon.

www.jalicollective.co.uk Jali Collective was founded in 2025 by three core members – Tomiwa Folorunso, Isabel Moura Mendes and Carmen Thompson. Each are long-standing producers, programmers and cultural organisers with deep roots in the film, festival and arts sectors in Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond.

We’re delighted to share the final of our three commissioned reflections on conversations had during our inaugural Jali ...
02/04/2026

We’re delighted to share the final of our three commissioned reflections on conversations had during our inaugural Jali Film Weekender, featuring .afifi and Rania Obead.

Writer Eilidh Akilade () reflects on the conversation that took place between Talal and Rania after our screening of , , , and Phil Cox’s , discussing the film’s impact on the audience and it’s enduring importance as war in Sudan continues 2 years on from recording.

The screening of KHARTOUM took place on 1 November 2025 at , in collaboration with .

🔗Read the full commission in the Journal on our website. Link in bio.

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We’ll have more to share soon about future events and what we have planned for this year!

Our second of three commissioned reflections on conversations that took place during last year’s Jali Film Weekender, fe...
06/03/2026

Our second of three commissioned reflections on conversations that took place during last year’s Jali Film Weekender, features musicians and .

Following a screening of ’s THE HEART IS A MUSCLE and Jard Lerebours’ LESPRI the trio discussed fatherhood, masculinity, their artistry and joy.

Thank you for bringing together this heartfelt conversation that took place on 31 October at .

🔗Read the full commission by heading to the Journal section on our website. Link in bio.

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We’re very excited to share the first of three commissioned reflections on conversations had during our inaugural Jali F...
19/02/2026

We’re very excited to share the first of three commissioned reflections on conversations had during our inaugural Jali Film Weekender last year ✨

By writer Eilidh Akilade (), the first piece centres the vital discussion that took place on 31 October at on why and how we build space for Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland — beautifully unpacking what was shared, felt and learned on the day.

From representation to access, the conversation laid groundwork for how we can continue to grow more welcoming, more intentional and more community-led cultural spaces here in Scotland.

🔗Read the full commission in the Journal on our website. Link in bio.

Thank you Eilidh for your words and of course to our speakers on the day: our host Ria Andrews (), Lisa Williams (), Emanuel Carlos (), Rhea Lewis (.producer) and Halina Rifai ()

Stay tuned for the next two pieces to be published in the coming weeks.

Thank you for inviting us to reflect on some of our highlights of the last year, alongside such an incredible group of ...
24/12/2025

Thank you for inviting us to reflect on some of our highlights of the last year, alongside such an incredible group of Scottish screen folk!

We’ll forever remember 2025 as the year Jali Collective was formed and the launch of our very first festival. A huge thank you to everyone who’s been on the journey with us so far. We can’t wait for what’s to come… 🎄✨

🔗Link in bio for everyone’s picks

AUDIENCE SURVEY ⚡️Did you attend Jali Film Weekender? Our Audience Survey is still open and we want to hear from you, it...
11/11/2025

AUDIENCE SURVEY ⚡️

Did you attend Jali Film Weekender? Our Audience Survey is still open and we want to hear from you, it’s your opportunity to tell us what you thought of the Weekender. You can find the survey via the link in our bio, the deadline is 24 November.

Plus, by completing survey you can enter our competition for a chance to win a £50 voucher for .

Thank you!

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✨Our 2025 speakers! We welcomed an incredible line up of guests to who took part in Q&As, discussions and extended intr...
06/11/2025

✨Our 2025 speakers! We welcomed an incredible line up of guests to who took part in Q&As, discussions and extended introductions across the four days of our inaugural Jali Film Weekender - many joining us from overseas 🌍

A HUGE thank you to , .producer, , , , , , , (), .mouflih, Rania Obead, .afifi and for joining us and for gifting our audiences with all your insight and experience!

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We want to say a huge thank you to our incredible team of volunteers! Jali Film Weekender 2025 would have been nothing w...
05/11/2025

We want to say a huge thank you to our incredible team of volunteers! Jali Film Weekender 2025 would have been nothing without all the energy and heart they brought to throughout the festival. We’re grateful to each and every one of them for coming on this journey with us.

Drop some ❤️❤️ in the comments to show them some love.

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Day 4 ✨ And just like that Jali Film Weekender came to a close… A truly special final day at , joined by director of AM...
03/11/2025

Day 4 ✨ And just like that Jali Film Weekender came to a close… A truly special final day at , joined by director of AMAKKI, our shorts screening featuring films from Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Haiti, Egypt and the UK, and rounding off with celebratory drinks (+ snacks from Edinburgh’s Nile Valley Cafe) and a sold out closing night screening of ’s PROMISED SKY.

We haven’t quite yet found the words to describe how magical the last four days has been, but it was all of you who joined us that made it so. Thank you ✨

With support from & . XR exhibition supported by the & as part of the UK/Kenya Season.

02/11/2025

📽️💫Scottish Premiere of ’s acclaimed Cannes film PROMISED SKY is coming to tonight, Sun 2 Nov, closing the inaugural Jali Film Weekender!

The film stars the extraordinary , as an Ivorian pastor and former journalist living in Tunisia whose home becomes a refuge for Naney () a young mother seeking a better future, and Jolie () a strong-willed student carrying her family’s hopes.

Still some tickets left. Get yours on link in bio.

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02/11/2025

SHORTS DREAMS & APPARITIONS 🌕 Tonight, 6pm at , join us for our penultimate Jali Film Weekender 2025 screening. From Kenya to Haiti, and Rwanda to the UK, these six films explore the complexities of grief and the weight of conflict, while also confronting the dislocations of exile and displacement in the African and diasporic experience.

Presented in narrative, documentary, animation and experimental form, they reflect on how histories of struggle and survival shape belonging, and how dreams and apparitions can guide us towards alternate futures.

Ticket link in bio!

Programme (in order of screening):
INHERITANCE (dir. )
IBUKA, JUSTICE (dir. Justice Rutikara)
IS IT WAR? (dir. )
BLUE HEART (COUER BLEU) (dir. )
MY BROTHER, MY BROTHER (dir. Saad Dnewar & .dnewar)
JOURNEY MERCIES (dir. )

With support from  & .

Day 3 ✨An absolutely beautiful, jam-packed day of events yesterday at Jali Film Weekender!🎨We kicked things off with a s...
02/11/2025

Day 3 ✨An absolutely beautiful, jam-packed day of events yesterday at Jali Film Weekender!

🎨We kicked things off with a screening of ’s HANAMI, followed by a collage workshop facilitated by .row.

🎤In the evening, we were joined by film programmer and writer .mouflih, who introduced our special preview screening of .alaouii’s ANIMALIA.

🇸🇩And we ended the day with a sold out screening of KHARTOUM (    & Phil Cox) followed by a deeply moving in conversation with producer .afifi, hosted by Rania Obead.

Thank you for everyone who joined us at . Still on more day left of our inaugural editions. 🔗Click the link in bio to check out the rest of the films, and a reminder that our Extended Realities Exhibition is open all day.

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With support from & . XR exhibition is supported by the  &  as part of the UK/Kenya Season.

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