Prince in Bristol, Shaft in Manchester and other Black Star photo highlights around the UK

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Memorable moments captured on camera as our celebration of black actors rolled out across the country.

A packed house celebrates the life of Prince with a screening of the iconic Purple Rain (1984) at Colston Hall, BristolRob Pinney
An immersive vampire horror drive-in experience for a Halloween screening of Blade (1998) at Artrix, Bromsgrove
A mural of Prince in Stokes Croft, designed by the artists Paintsmiths of Bristol
Film legend Earl Cameron CBE discusses his incredible career following a screening of Pool of London (1951) at BFI Southbank, LondonCarl Barritea/Screen Nation
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Who’s the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about? Shaft arrives in Manchester
INTO Film All Stars explore Black Star with local school children at the Barbican, London
Former West Bromwich Albion players Stewart Phillips, Cyrille Regis and John Wile (with mac Birmingham programmer Ian Sergeant) attend a premiere screening of Whites vs Blacks: How Football Changed a Nation (2016) at mac Birmingham
Jon Craig
Black Star celebrations kick off in style in the south-west at Watershed, BristolJon Craig
The Soul Supremes perform at the Black Star opening night screening of Dreamgirls (2006) at Watershed, BristolJon Craig
Bruce Goldstein presents the acclaimed compilation tribute to the pioneering tap dancers the Nicholas Brothers
The Treorchy Male Choir at Chapter Cardiff, accompanying a performance of The Proud Valley (1940), starring Paul Robeson
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