Back to All Events

Film Screening | A Man from the Sun

  • Taunton Brewhouse Theatre Coal Orchard Taunton, Somerset TA1 1JL United Kingdom (map)

Tickets: £5.25 - £6.50

To mark the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain on 22 June 1948 and to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation today, Somerset African Caribbean Network and Somerset Film present ‘A Man From the Sun’. Originally broadcast in 1956, this ground-breaking docudrama explores the experiences of the then 75,000 West Indians who had newly settled in Britain, and the disparity they found between the mythical country and the real one. Directed by John Elliot, it stars Errol John and Cy Grant and includes music from calypso guitarist Fitzroy Coleman. A Q&A will then follow the screening.

A Man from the Sun is shown with thanks to BFI National TV Archive.

Follow the Somerset African Caribbean Network on Facebook.

Previous
Previous
November 11

Event | Bridgwater Together

Next
Next
November 25

Event | Bridgwater Repair Café