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Young Barbican Pick & Mix: Beginnings (15*)

Hand-picked short films + a quiz mixer

,Cinema 3
Still from short film Cousins

Young Barbican Pick & Mix presents Beginnings, a curated screening of short films by Black women directors yet to make their features.

A continuation of her work with the BFI, Black Debutantes: A Collection of Early Works by Black Women Directors, Rógan Graham (Barbican Young Film Programmer alumna) pulls together five short films from the US and the UK that range from nostalgic period dramas, to moving, celebratory documentaries through to contemporary explorations of family - all with Black women in the director’s chair.

This screening will be followed by a quiz mixer in the Cinema 2 and 3 Foyer (aka Cinema Cafe) hosted by Grace Barber-Plentie and Isra Al Kassi. 

Rógan Graham is a writer and programmer from South London, with a specific interest in Black and female filmmakers. Her BFI season, Black Debutantes (May, 2025) gained international coverage and featured on Channel 4 News.

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Age restriction: 15+

Event information:

Screening:
6.30-7.40pm in Cinema 3

Quiz:
7.45-9.45pm in Cinema 2 & 3 Foyer

 

Booking information:

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Tickets for the quiz are free but limited. Please ensure to add this during your booking, subject to availability.

Ticket prices

£6

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Access information

Access

Cinemas 2 & 3 are located at Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican Centre’s main Silk Street entrance. There are a couple of steep, dropped kerbs and an incline to negotiate between the two sites. Level access from Beech Street.

Mobility

Each auditorium has three permanent wheelchair spaces (two in the third row and one in the front row) and 153 fixed seats with capacity for a further three spaces in the front row. Access to each auditorium is up a ramp. There are also a number of seats with step-free access.

Assistance dogs

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Hearing facility

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Cinema 3