Kwame Brathwaite, the trailblazing photographer who helped usher in the “Black Is Beautiful” movement, is being remembered in a new documentary, aptly titled Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story. Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 9.

The documentary originated from Braithwaite Jr.’s commitment to honor his father’s work, which centers on Black and Afrocentric beauty. The film utilizes archive footage, interviews with family and friends, and hundreds of images shot by the senior Brathwaite throughout his 60-plus-year career to capture his life story. The film’s title also reflects his photobook Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful, which was published in 2019 to rave reviews.

British director Yemi Bam

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