From 1983 to 1998, the Black Audio Film Collective (BAFC) used their creativity to examine racism and other systemic problems across the globe. This collective began with college students looking to make a difference and their impact on our culture and the media schools us about revolution and what’s possible.
Their film, writing, and other types of storytelling gave the world a glimpse of the reality of Blackness. Based in the U.K., the group exposed racism, oppression, and the economic decline in Britain. One of the issues the group tackled remains a problem today for our people across the globe.
Twilight City is a film directed by Reece Augusite that helped raise awareness surrounding police brutality in the U.K. Augusite and other BAFC members were able to push the boundaries surrounding our oppression, and they did so in the most incredible way.
Many BAFC stories combined fiction and nonfiction, creating a paradox between what’s real and what isn’t. But in reality, they helped us imagine a Blacker world – loudly and clearly.
The Black Audio Film Collective shows that we have a plethora of ways to voice our fight against oppression and to imagine a world without it.