Bad Patriots plus Q&A with director Victor Fraga
Watch teaser here HERE
Mainstream media bestowed some unsavoury labels on social realist filmmaker Ken Loach and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (who nearly became Prime Minister in 2017, when he narrowly lost to Theresa May). They now step forward in order to bust some old myths and change the narrative.
This is a movie about media bias, libel and censorship. It exposes the dirty machinations of the British establishment and the British media, and how it instrumentalises old fears and prejudices in order to degrade individuals, their ideas and the project that they represent.
These tactics are not confined to the United Kingdom. Parallels are traced in the USA, Brazil, and other European countries. The film consists of extensive talking heads interviews with Loach and Corbyn, an extensive three-way conversation with filmmaker Victor Fraga (perhaps the longest interaction ever captured between long-time friends Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Loach), clips from various Ken Loach movies and exclusive archive footage. The topic of Palestine, media silence and complicity is also a prominent one.
This is an African Odysseys screening. Previously at the BFI Southbank for 17 years, African Odysseys is now hosting films across London due to systemic racism at the BFI which ignored a 16,000 strong petition and cancelled the popular programme there. There will be an update at the screening.Full details HERE
Watch out for our other coming African Odysseys events
London recruits Friday 25th April 6pm HERE
Soundtrack to a Coup d'etat Saturday May 17th HERE
Reclaiming Cocoa Saturday 21st June 2pm HERE
60 years of struggle: Black British Civil rights, film and Q&A with Professor Gus John
Save 17 years of Black film history at the BFI, sign petition and add your voice to the 16,000 demanding race equality at the British Film Institute HERE
