S.O.U.L. Film
Black film, taken seriously.
Screening Our Unseen Lives
We have been screening Black British film and connecting the people who make it since 2014 — quarterly at first, then annually as S.O.U.L. Fest. We also advise the organisations that say they want to find, develop and keep Black talent, and we do it with the receipts from having actually done it.
What we do
Three ways to work with us
Consultancy
Inclusion and talent development for the screen industries. Programme design, hiring and commissioning review, retention — plus one-to-one coaching for filmmakers.
See the workChairing
Q&As, panels, industry days and post-screening conversations. Rooms where the questions are better than the usual ones.
Book a chairS.O.U.L. Cast
Conversations with the people making Black British film and television — and with the ones deciding what gets made.
ListenThe festival
S.O.U.L. Fest 2026
5–13 September 2026 · London · Newcastle · Birmingham
The eighth edition, BAFTA and BIFA qualifying. Founded by S.O.U.L. Film with The British Blacklist and We Are Parable, and programmed each year with organisations serving Black communities and the film and television industries.
The programme drops this summer. The mailing list sees it first.
Writing
The work, as it happens
Notes from running an independent festival and building careers without institutional backing — the decisions, the trade-offs and what they cost. Written while it's still undecided rather than tidied up afterwards.
Get in touch
Start a conversation
Consultancy, chairing, festival partnerships and press. We reply to everything within two working days.