BLK BRIT X bfi
In March, BLK BRIT partnered with the BFI to host an exclusive screening and panel discussion of Threads of Memory at Central Saint Martins.
Supported by the BFI National Archive’s Our Screen Heritage project, Juliana Kasumu’s short film explores the influence of West African and Caribbean migration on Black British fashion, examining how migration, identity and resilience, alongside the exchange and evolution of culture, continue to shape its landscape. BLK BRIT was commissioned to develop an engaging screening and panel experience for Central Saint Martins students, creating space for meaningful discussion around the film’s themes and their wider cultural significance. For this partnership, our role consisted of: sourcing talents, develop marketing strategy, graphic assets and publicity through online and print media (our second issue). The partnership was a success.
Our panelists included the following:
Juliana Kasumu is a Nigerian-British artist and filmmaker based in London, Lagos, and New Orleans. Creator of Threads Of Memory, "My practice is characterised by fragmented, non-linear narratives regarding identity formation, with my personal sentiments regarding transculturalism being at the forefront of the projects I have undertaken”.
Obianuju Oni-Egboma, a fashion content creator and stylist based in London, with a part-time presence in Lagos, Nigeria. She is passionate about both established and unique small brands. She is known for creating styling content using world-renowned names while championing independent designers, especially those from Nigeria and other African countries.
Founder of TrueVie, Romeo is a British fashion creative whose work sits at the intersection of memory, migration, and identity. Influenced by British and Congolese fashion traditions, his practice examines how diasporic histories shape contemporary Black British style. With over a decade running his fashion brand, Romeo has built collections and fashion archives rooted in personal and cultural storytelling, using fashion as a tool for preserving heritage while imagining new futures.
Talking fashion while my baby naps' is the basis of The Fashion Nap. Chani Ra began sharing her verging-on-obsessive interest for fashion on Tiktok in October 2022, while on maternity leave. Since then her audience has grown to 100k across her socials where she is educating the masses on style, interviewing fashion’s favourite faces, and establishing herself as a go-to fresh perspective in fashion media.
