Black Boy Joy Gone

26 Sep 2023

Unity Theatre

Part of BlackFest 2023

This year BlackFest are creating a hybrid event combining Theatre and Independent Film. Black Boy Joy Goneis a BFI Doc Society Funded 25-minute hybrid documentary by and for black men that opens up the conversation about mental health, trauma and finding strength through brotherhood. ‘You’re Never Too Gone to be Gone.’ #BlackBoyJoyGone

BlackFest commissioned 6 new black male artists that will premier alongside the film to tell stories of lived experiences, provoke public discussion, support collective healing, and celebrate Black men’s lives. The new works created will air as devised LIVE theatre and film pieces as a creative response to the themes of BBJG, plus original dice-poem screening Black Boy Joy Gone, followed by a panel discussion. The ambition is to create a legacy of a national tour to create awareness of Black Men’s mental health.