Film screening: I am Judah

A special one off immersive screening for I Am Judah is happening on June 22 at M Shed.

Please join us for an afternoon of live poetry / theatre & a photo exhibition by renowned photographer Mark Simmons – known for documenting the lives of local communities in the most deprived areas of Bristol, including St. Paul’s & Barton Hill as well as political activism, including anti-Poll Tax protests & marches. Ras Judah alongside Cleo Lake, Dr Lawrence Hoo, Dr Clare Torrible and the film’s Director Bashart Malik will be in conversation to discuss protesting for change.

‘I am Judah’ is a cinematic documentary film about an Easton community elder, ‘Ras’ Judah Adunbi. In 2017, police mistook Ras Judah for a crime suspect and he was brutally tasered in the face while he was walking his dog. The officer who discharged the taser was found not guilty at criminal trial and in September 2018 was also cleared of misconduct.

If it wasn’t for Ras Judah Adunbi’s neighbour, Tom Cherry, we might never have known what really happened. Tom was there to record the incident on his phone in January 2017, so the story, capturing this moment, also begs questions about how we respect, even notice other people in a modern, diverse, multiracial city.

With thanks

The screening of I am Judah, and wrap around poetry and Q&A, is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to support this sharing of the cinematic documentary of ‘Ras’ Judah Adunbi’s experience of being mistaken by the Police as a crime suspect and tasered in the face while out walking his dog.