WICFF Closing Celebrations + Short Films + Pressure + Art + After Party

WICFF CLOSING DAY HORACE OVÉ CELEBRATION | SUNDAY 1 NOV FROM 1PM

PRESSURE AT 50 | HORACE OVÉ
Q&A WITH ZAC OVÉ

Don’t miss this special celebration of 50 years of Pressure and the extraordinary work and legacy of legendary filmmaker Horace Ové, as part of the Windrush International Caribbean Film Festival. HEAR ARTIST ZAC OVÉ SPEAK ABOUT HIS FATHER’S LEGACY AND HIS OWN WORK.Come down, watch, connect and celebrate.

BOOK TICKETS ON THE QUEUE CODE

NETWORK WITH FILMMAKERS
MEET THE FESTIVAL STAFF
BUY FROM BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES
FOOD

DOORS OPEN 1PM

LEX2 Livesey Exchange,

567 Old Kent Rd, London SE1 5EW

SHORT FILMS FROM 2PM

Sausage Rolls & Jollof Rice
Directed by Benjamin Turner
UK | 2025 | 18 min 33 secA darkly comic film set on a chaotic London film set, where tensions around identity, representation, class and power begin to surface. Through sharp and self aware humour, the film questions tokenism and asks who gets to tell stories.

Tambu
Directed by Laurie Lambert
Jamaica | 2026 | 22 min 59 secA documentary exploring TambuFest, a celebration of drumming and dance in Jamaica. The film highlights African diasporic traditions and the passing of cultural rituals through generations, celebrating survival, resistance and cultural pride.

Ugly. Afro Hair
Directed by Chinwe Kalu Uma
UK | 2025 | 25 min 43 secSet in a near future where altering natural hair is illegal, a Black woman is forced to attend a state recovery group. As stories and experiences emerge, she confronts the shame surrounding natural hair and begins to reclaim her identity, freedom and sense of self.

MAIN FILM
4:30PM

Pressure
50th Anniversary ScreeningPressure is a 1976 British drama film directed by Horace Ové, starring Herbert Norville, Oscar James and Frank Singuineau. Co-written by Ové and Samuel Selvon, it is widely recognised as the UK's first Black dramatic feature-length film.A powerful and gritty study of a generation in crisis, Pressure explores the experiences of the Windrush generation, their children and the generation born in Britain.In a 2005 interview, Ové explained that the film aimed to portray “the experience of the Windrush generation, the kids who came with them and the kids born here.”50 years on, Pressure remains an important piece of British cinema and a powerful document of Black British life, identity and experience.SPECIAL GUESTZac Ové | Virtual Appearance

Hosted by ALT A REVIEW & PemPeople, this special programme celebrates Caribbean cinema, contemporary filmmakers and the enduring legacy of Horace Ové.
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Presented by the Windrush International Caribbean Film Festival.