https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal/in-conversation-khartoum monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/0feee1f8-37b0-4c88-be3b-4771a4d09a62/Montage_Sudan.jpeg Journal - In Conversation: Khartoum - Make it stand out Khartoum (Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea M Ahmed, Phil Cox, 2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/68d539b9-d4a0-44b2-b48e-530fb6e78c52/jali+collective+day+3-55.jpg Journal - In Conversation: Khartoum - Photo credit: Uchechi (@byuchechi) Khadmallah, Wilson, Loakin, Majdi, Jawad. Khadmallah is a mother and tea vendor. Wilson and Loakin, young boys, live on the streets and are best friends. Majdi is a civil servant and likes to race pigeons with his son. Jawad is a Sufi Rastafarian resistance volunteer and rides a motorbike. Before Khartoum, they do not know each other. Likely, they pass each other on the street – once or twice – but their paths do not cross. ‘Me as an audience, really, not as a producer, as an audience,’ says Talal, ‘– for me, watching the film, watching all the footage and material [...] I feel it was important for my life, the rest of my life, because the film does not only show what I went through. The diversity of the characters showed me what I didn't go through.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/212d208a-dd08-46a1-a658-129a64425bfe/jali+collective+day+3-65.jpg Journal - In Conversation: Khartoum - Photo credit: Uchechi (@byuchechi) Rania watches Khartoum twice: at home alone, before the event, and at the Jali Weekender, with us all. ‘I remember during the movie, many Sudanese were in the room. Many of them, they really cry, cry a lot during,’ says Rania. ‘So it is not just normal movie you can watch in cinema.’ Rania remembers Jawad’s remembering. He mentions a bus ride, shared with a girl from his college: she offered him an earphone and they listened to a song, together. Sweet with youth and possibility. He speaks with his eyes closed and a smile tugs at his lips. ‘So even now we are in a war, we are in this situation, we’re really holding our memory. We’re really holding our country in this memory, inside us,’ says Rania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/8829664a-1a2b-40d7-a1a0-c054f79e3e99/KHARTOUM_Jawad_003.jpg Journal - In Conversation: Khartoum - Make it stand out Khartoum (Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea M Ahmed, Phil Cox, 2025) https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal/discussion-the-heart-is-a-muscle monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/ad5730f7-af03-4225-8e97-131903ea6b47/Copy+of+Still+2025-05-19+154233_2.610.1.jpg Journal - Discussion: The Heart is a Muscle - Make it stand out The Heart is a Muscle (Imran Hamdulay, 2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/94696d57-27f3-4ed8-a75f-9abe4e7f02a5/Jali+Film+Festival+-+31.10.2025+by+%40alannah.jpeg-48.jpg Journal - Discussion: The Heart is a Muscle - Photo credit: Alannah Stirling (@alannah.jpeg) A conversation off stage has laid the foundations for another conversation on stage. ‘Sorry guys, if you were sitting behind us, we were talking a lot,’ says Sean and he reaches an apologetic hand to the back of the room. Their chatter is worthwhile: Sean is learning a lot from Bemz, from his thoughts on masculinity and fatherhood. Ryan is in need of conversation, too. And, the film’s turmoil presents a moment for him to speak with his two friends. A trust like that carries him through; and it carries Bemz, too. ‘I pray everyone finds that, if they don’t already have it,’ he says. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/5de7bc35-28a6-4cb7-b161-c6e74cb1533c/Jali+Film+Festival+-+31.10.2025+by+%40alannah.jpeg-42.jpg Journal - Discussion: The Heart is a Muscle - Photo credit: Alannah Stirling (@alannah.jpeg) Matt’s partner has a daughter. Together, they sit and make up games. ‘I love that there’s no bounds to [her] creativity,’ he says. Then, he offers another act for joy: ‘I always go to the cinema by myself,’ and Sean raises his hand in agreement, nodding. ‘I feel like a kid again,’ Matt says. We cannot help but think of the kids of LESPRI and The Heart is a Muscle: their camcorders and plastic dinosaurs in hand. Bemz thinks of his kids, too. ‘Going on the first holiday with them [...] I’m just smiling even thinking about that,’ he says. But, there’s more: ‘I just play FIFA.’ Sean slaps him on the back, knowing and agreeing. The room shakes their heads. Mock tutting and teeth sucking, they protest. ‘Hear me out, hear me out, hear me out on this.’ When Bemz plays FIFA, he zones out. Sort through the day’s threads. Matt and Sean agree - they like their video games, too. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal/centring-black-african-and-diaspora-audiences-in-scotland monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/f6906295-9459-4d03-85e2-6d015bd9907b/jali+collective+day+2-39+smaller.jpg Journal - Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Make it stand out Photo credit: Uchechi (@byuchechi) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/38acd774-c6e3-412c-ab4c-e69f884378fb/jali+collective+day+2-37.jpeg Journal - Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Photo credit: Uchechi (@byuchechi) Halina speaks again, and the child calls out, ‘Mama,’ once or twice. Halina remembers, as a child, the racism her father faced in Scotland; her brothers now live abroad and don’t wish to return to Scotland due to this racism. It’s difficult to speak about: Rhea presses her hand against Halina’s back and in this, she is held and that holding is witnessed by us all. And so, Halina, with Ica Headlam, wanted to create a collective which truly listened to and empathised with BPOC communities – We Are Here Scotland does so. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal/the-skinny-jali-collective-brings-african-cinema-to-edinburgh monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/c5a61031-a301-4849-b24f-ea93311d86f1/skinny+web+2.png Journal - THE SKINNY: Jali Collective brings African cinema to Edinburgh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal/jali-film-weekender-full-programme monthly 0.5 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/2faa8792-3bdf-4ff2-a533-f00d1a4f74f9/Jali+Film+Weekender+2025+-+Quad.png Journal - Jali Film Weekender Announces Full Programme - TICKETS NOW ON SALE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/journal/jali-film-weekender-opening-closing-xr-short-film-programme monthly 0.5 2025-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/1758627807950-UMVYK80ORJEX7RXXKWCR/MOPM.png Journal - 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KHARTOUM + In Conversation - Talal Afifi Talal Afifi (b. 1976, Hamburg) is a Sudanese film curator and producer. Founder and director of the Sudan Film Factory, and the Sudan Independent Film Festival. His recent productions / co-productions include Khartoum (2025), premiered at Sundance and was awarded three awards in the Berlinale. Afifi also curated various programs and sections in film festivals in the Uk, Germany, and has served on international juries, including the International Documentary Association Award (IDA), Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund. Alongside his curatorial and production work, he is deeply engaged in questions of archives and archival practice, seeking to preserve and reactivate Sudan’s fragile cinematic memory within broader African، Arab and international contexts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/e2d17381-0d00-4e5a-a899-25cc9a222c9a/Rania+Obead.jpg 2025 Programme - KHARTOUM + In Conversation - Rania Obead (Host) Rania Obead Sudanese activist, member of the Sudanese Women's Union, active member of the Sudanese Community in Edinburgh. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/animalia monthly 0.5 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/0699ec57-6429-497a-8b51-ebfef0c3216c/2021_Myriam_001+%281%29.jpg 2025 Programme - ANIMALIA + Introduction - Myriam Mouflih Myriam Mouflih is a programmer and writer based in Glasgow, working across film and contemporary visual art. Myriam has programmed for festivals like Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, London Film Festival and Africa in Motion Film Festival and organisations such as South London Gallery, Pavilion (Leeds) and The Mosaic Rooms. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/creative-workshop-hanami monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/36946aa0-21d1-4aa9-bf14-a3da2add419d/KEY+STILL.png 2025 Programme - Creative Workshop: HANAMI - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/a371d8cd-8afd-46d0-93c7-9f20f44acb78/Keisha+Rowe.jpg 2025 Programme - Creative Workshop: HANAMI - Keisha Rowe Keisha is an artist and educator whose work spans printed textiles, illustration, and clay. Driven by a passion for accessible arts education, she creates process-oriented workshops that encourage experimentation and learning. With a teaching diploma specializing in Art and Design, she strives to inspire creative thinking, alongside fostering a supportive inclusive environment for all participants. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/the-heart-is-a-muscle monthly 0.5 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/65711975-fd27-4ebf-9bf7-203a39f9f84f/Sean+Focus+2.jpg 2025 Programme - THE HEART IS A MUSCLE + Short + Discussion - Sean Focus Sean Focus is a Zimbabwean-born, Edinburgh-based artist shaping a sound that lives between continents. Fusing afro-pop, hip hop and dancehall with rich storytelling and undeniable rhythm, his music reflects a life spent navigating movement, memory and identity — and translating all of it into high-voltage sound. He first broke through with early singles on Charlie Sloth’s Grimey Limey label in 2020, carving out a signature style full of texture, energy and emotional depth. Since then, he’s been steadily building — both sonically and in community — becoming one of the most exciting voices emerging from Scotland’s diverse hip hop scene. In 2022, his feature on Bemz’s Raging Bull introduced Sean to wider audiences, as the two performed together across key festival stages including TRNSMT, Riverside Festival and BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. That live momentum laid the groundwork for international appearances — including a standout set at Lake of Stars Festival in Malawi and a high-energy performance at SXSW London in 2025. This year, Sean’s latest single Desire has earned strong support at home and abroad, and caught the attention of BBC 1Xtra’s Theo Johnson, who spotlighted him as a Step Up Artist. With upcoming performances locked in for the Edinburgh Fringe and a return to Lake of Stars, Sean continues to bring new meaning to Afrofusion — music made for those who’ve moved, adapted, and still carry the pulse of home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/422451e5-b15c-42cb-a763-b8004241e929/Bemz+1-please+credit+Andy+Lowe.jpg 2025 Programme - THE HEART IS A MUSCLE + Short + Discussion - Bemz Born in Nigeria, raised in South London, and later moving to Stranraer, Scotland, Bemz discovered his voice in unexpected places. From freestyle sessions with his brother at 15 to studying sound production and releasing his SAY Award–nominated debut album Saint of Lost Causes in 2020, his journey highlights the expansive cultural reach of rap. Supported by outlets like Clash, The Skinny, and BBC platforms including Radio 1, 1Xtra, and 6 Music, his raw and emotionally charged music is strikingly honest. He has made the SAY Award shortlist, won the Scottish Music Awards’ Sound of Scotland title, toured with The Snuts, supported Example, CASISDEAD, and Grandmaster Flash, debuted at TRNSMT, and headlined sold-out shows at SWG3’s Warehouse and Edinburgh’s Sneaky Pete’s. He’s also impressed with performances at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Tallinn Music Week, and festivals like Kelburn Garden Party and Youth Beatz. His EP Nova’s Dad revealed his introspective side, exploring themes of family and self-acceptance, while high-energy tracks like “G.O.M (Gyallie On Me)” and “Rowdy,” a collaboration with Paisley’s Washington, showcase his evolving sound. A standout achievement of 2024 was founding M4 Festival in Glasgow with DF Concerts, celebrating Scotland’s diverse music scene and headlining its debut event to a packed crowd. In addition to the main festival, Bemz regularly organises smaller M4 events, spotlighting up-and-coming Scottish talent and providing a vital platform for emerging artists across hip hop, rap, grime, and R&B. His collaborations continue to elevate his profile, including teaming up with EA Sports for the launch of EA Sports FC 25 alongside Celtic FC and traveling to Euro 2024 with JD Sports to present for their channels. With new music on the horizon and a support slot at a sold-out Barrowlands show for the acclaimed jazz collective corto.alto, Bemz’s trajectory continues to rise with no signs of slowing down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/cb96a8c3-136e-44d7-83cd-f40c6e67bc66/matt-1.jpg 2025 Programme - THE HEART IS A MUSCLE + Short + Discussion - Matt Hickman (host) Matt Hickman is an award winning Songwriter, Filmmaker and creative from Ayrshire, Best known for his work with the Scottish Indie-Soul outfit ‘Brownbear’. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/opening-film-memory-of-princess-mumbi monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/0ca2a0be-a12d-473f-bf06-04893a51c61f/LuisaWolf_MalliaPhotography_k.jpg 2025 Programme - Opening Film: MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI + Short + Q&A - Luisa Wolf Luisa Wolf is a Swiss actress known for her work on stage and in front of and behind the camera. She appeared in Swiss productions such as The Golden Years and Buried Truth (Netflix), and won the Swiss Diversity Award with the theatre piece Who’s Afraid of the White Man. She first met director Damien Hauser when he directed her debut short film in 2021, which went on to win two awards. Since then, they have been friends and collaborators. Luisa is honoured to represent his film Memory of Princess Mumbi at the Jail Film Weekender in his absence. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/hanami monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/yeelen monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/a167e059-4ae4-49e5-9669-ce4608281b29/Yeelen_00.jpg 2025 Programme - YEELEN + Short - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jalicollective.co.uk/programme/lunchtime-talk monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/6b02c5f5-16b6-4834-a9fa-992591d3253c/Halina+Rifai+Headshot.png 2025 Programme - Lunchtime Talk: Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Halina Rifai Halina Rifai is Communications Manager for We Are Here Scotland, where she also co-leads the Creative Balance research project exploring mental health and wellbeing for Black and People of Colour in Scotland's creative industries, and co-curates AMPLIFI, an award-winning music series creating pathways for emerging talent. As a podcast & audio producer specialising in mental health, social justice and investigative storytelling, including "Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry" and "Who Owns the Clyde?", she is passtionate about audio that amplifies underrepresented voices and examines systemic inequalities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/52b4b02f-6e91-48d9-8194-89514f46f4be/Rhea+Lewis+Picture.jpg 2025 Programme - Lunchtime Talk: Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Rhea Lewis Rhea is a creative producer working interdisciplinary across dance, theatre & performance. She collaborates with artists & with communities to create ambitious productions and space(s) for often marginalised voices to be amplified in their own terms. Rhea works in consultation & advocacy, contributing to decolonial & intersectional feminist change in the arts in Scotland. Rhea is Co-Founding Co-Director at Project X Dance CIC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/372f894e-1d5a-4d6c-9720-fca7c79bc626/Emanuel+Carlos+Kalunga.jpg 2025 Programme - Lunchtime Talk: Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Emanuel Carlos Emanuel Carlos is a multidisciplinary creative, compliance professional, and community leader dedicated to driving social impact through culture, mentorship, and innovation. Originally from Angola and based in the UK, he co-founded Associação Pangue D’Ami (Jipangue) in Lisbon, a non-profit that empowers youth and migrant communities through arts, education, and inclusion projects such as the SDM Festival and mentoring programs. Alongside his role in financial compliance, Emanuel works as a dancer, choreographer, and coach, collaborating with schools, festivals, and cultural organizations. His mission is to inspire personal growth, create opportunities, and build bridges between diverse communities across borders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/92d9647f-0d3f-4cd2-8967-d28549d09bb8/Lisa+Williams.jpg 2025 Programme - Lunchtime Talk: Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Lisa Williams Lisa Williams is the founder of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association and curates education programmes, arts events and walking tours to promote awareness of Black Scottish history and links between Scotland and the Caribbean. Lisa is an Honorary Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh and is a guest lecturer at universities across Scotland. She has done extensive work in schools on anti-racist pedagogy and history and works as a consultant to heritage and cultural organisations. Lisa was a finalist for the 2024 Leadership Award from Creative Edinburgh and the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Scottish Women's Awards in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6888db8c11555d4359ae7b01/a4900174-345d-45d6-953f-bef2b128855d/Ria+Andrews+Headshot.jpg 2025 Programme - Lunchtime Talk: Centring Black, African and diaspora audiences in Scotland - Ria Andrews (Host) Ria Andrews (she/her) is an artist and DJ whose practice moves fluidly between individual artistry and collective, community work. Her work explores identity, heritage, and representation, often centering joy as a radical act and drawing from anti-racist and intersectional values. Her recent collaborative artistic projects include H.A.I.R., developed with Edinburgh Festival Carnival, exploring Black hair stories and leading into her current role coordinating their Children and Young People’s programmes. She was commissioned by Edinburgh Art Festival for EAF ’25 to co-create an experimental short film, "My Blood Runs Purple", imagining more inclusive healthcare futures. 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