Joaquina Kalukango

Biopic of legendary gospel singer and civil rights pioneer, Mahalia Jackson. Raised in poverty in New Orleans, Mahalia Jackson overcame serious childhood illnesses through prayer and gospel music, which would later make her the most famous and influential black woman of the 1950s and 1960s.

A fictional account of one night where American icons gathered to discuss their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 1960s.

A darkly comedic and hugely entertaining film-within-a-film that makes you think about cinematic representation without offering simple resolutions. Mabel, a well-intentioned Hollywood star takes the role of a blind woman in a horror movie about abnormalities. As shooting progresses, Mabel gradually falls for friendly British co-star Rosenthal, played by Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis.