Kamloops is getting its own Black Film Festival.
The Kamloops Black Film Festival will feature six well-known films, including Cool Runnings, Sarafina! and King Richard. The event was organized by the Kamloops Caribbean Cultural Society alongside the Kamloops Film Society and Valid Dreams Foundation.
Kamloops joins communities like Toronto, Halifax, Montreal and Vancouver in hosting events that aim to highlight Black stories in film.
The Paramount Theatre will host the Kamloops Black Film Festival from Feb. 15 to 17. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)
Committee member and filmmaker Daniel Akinshola said the idea came about after the Kamloops Film Society hosted events such as Indigenous and Francophone film festivals.
“We thought about being more
