London has welcomed its first dedicated black and African cinema and cultural hub, EbonyLife Place, which officially opened in south-west London
The multi-storey complex, near Nine Elms, was unveiled on Thursday at a ceremony attended by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and founder and Nigerian media entrepreneur Mo Abudu.
London-born Abudu said the centre was created to provide a platform for Black and African stories long underrepresented in the UK’s cultural landscape.
“I do think there is a younger audience of young people now that just want to see great storytelling,” she said.
“We make great films, and I think we need to create experiences where people can come, and they can see the great work that we do in black cinema, in African cinema. We don’t have enough spaces to serve black cinema in the United Kingdom… representation is so important to us,” she added.
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