To close Black History month celebrations across Hackney, Rio Cinema presents an in-house favourite with Franco Rosso’s Babylon (1980) rated 15. Banned on release in the US in fear of inciting riots and originally rated X in the UK, Babylon follows Jamaican-British youngster Blue’s day to day in Brixton. The young reggae DJ (played by Brinsley Forde, M.B.E., Aswad) of the Ital 1 Lion sound system in Thatcher-era South London pursues his musical ambitions while battling against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbours, police, and the National Front.

The film will be followed by a live on-stage Q&A panel hosted by musician Nubiya Brandon. The conversation will take the opportunity to hear the real-life experiences of those who grew up in the Caribbean-British community of 1980s London.

£8.50. Concession £6.