This one-off screening of Through the Night at the Brixton Ritzy in November 2021 was a really special one, which made for a wonderful return to the cinema for Together Films.
The screening was followed by a Q&A with three inspirational women, chaired by Nina
Malone who runs Dope Black Mums. She spoke to entrepreneur Tokunbo Koiki and lawyer Coleen Mensa about how their own experiences of motherhood and caring services in the UK related to the US experience portrayed in the Through the Night.
Q&A Panel Speakers included:
NINA MALONE
DOPE BLACK MUMS
Founder of Dope Black Mums digital safe space, host of Dope Black Mums podcast and a Dope Black Mum to 2 Children.
TOKUN BOKOIKI
ÌYÁ NI WÚRÀ
Founder of Tokunbo’s Kitchen, Styled by Toks and Ìyá ni wúrà – a book club celebrating Black mums.
COLEEN MENSA
DEAR BLACK MUM
Lawyer, writer for the Guardian and the founder of the online platform Dear Black Mum.
“Child-carers are grossly undervalued. Nunu was nurturing the children and their parents. She was a caregiver to everyone…Except herself. This is a story that is everywhere. What can we do to support this women, and these mothers who can’t afford it?”
TOKUNBO KOIKI
“I felt every emotion”
AUDIENCE MEMBER
“The responsibility of bringing up the planet falls on women”
AUDIENCE MEMBER
