Black and African cinema hub opens in London

A new black and African cinema and hub has officially opened in south-west London.

EbonyLife Place, based near Nine Elms, was unveiled with a ceremony attended by the Mayor of London Lord Khan, and its founder Mo Abudu.

Abudu, a Nigerian media mogul who was born in London, explained that the project was born from a desire to showcase and celebrate stories that she felt previously lacked a home.

“I do think there is a younger audience of young people now that just want to see great storytelling,” Abudu said.

She added: “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.”