Sunset Screening Sessions: Getting It Back, The Story of Cymande by Tim Mackenzie-Smith

Presented by: Sunset Screening Sessions

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0	LONDON: The Homestead Café
P	Friday 7th July, 2023
N	7:30pm

Event information

The brightest outdoor cinema in London is back!

British cinema will shine like never before in South East London this summer, and you too can catch the sun's rays! Sunset Screening Sessions will present AGAIN 10 glistening British films Fridays and Saturdays nights after sunset at Beckenham Place Park from June 30th to July 29th. Britain is colourful and diverse: our programme includes comedy, horror, thriller, drama Black, animation, LGBT movies and more, spanning from present-day all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century. You will get dazzled by the light!

www.sunsetscreeningsessions.co.uk

[Day 03: 07/07/2023]

Getting it Back: The Story of Cymande (Tim Mackenzie-Smith, 2022):

Doc'n Roll Film Festival Presents in collaboration with Young Lewisham Project and SSS

The British group Cymande are unsung heroes: the first British band to play at Harlem’s legendary Apollo, their message of peace, love and funk sailed far beyond Britain’s shores and helped shape music for five decades.

Long after they stopped playing in the 1970s, their innovative jazz-rock-funk music played on, with tracks including the iconic ‘Bra’ sampled by the likes of De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan, the Sugarhill Gang, MC Solaar and the Fugees, so they returned to play some more. In GETTING IT BACK, their story is told on screen for the first time, with tributes from a galaxy of musicians and producers influenced and enthralled by their music, including Mark Ronson, Norman Jay, Jazzie B, DJ Maseo of De la Soul, Jim James and Louie Vega.

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Sunset Screening Sessions is supported by Film Hub London - managed by Film London. Proud to partner with the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.

www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub
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We will provide comfortable deck chairs for seating, and we recommend that audience members bring their blankets for chilly evenings.

Food & Drinks: You cannot bring your food and drink to our event. Hot food, snacks, alcohol and soft drinks will be available for purchase before and during the screening.

Screening Rules: The event will start roughly 30 minutes after dusk to achieve a clearer image projection. An adult must accompany Under-16s. There will be a marked area for blanket ticket holders.

Weather Policy: The film screenings go ahead in all but extreme weather. The screening will be postponed/cancelled in the event of heavy, prolonged rain or high winds. There will be no refunds unless the screening is cancelled.

Concession tickets apply to students over 60s, people with disabilities and people on benefits.

Ticket Price: includes VAT