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Evening Standard
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Elizabeth Gregory

John Boyega joins forces with Converse to spotlight rising Black filmmakers

John Boyega’s collaboration with Converse will reach its culmination next week, as his Create Next Film Project, a mentoring programme supporting rising Black creatives, now has a premiere date.

Wth the help of Converse, the actor has been providing support to five rising London filmmakers: Ade Femzo, Kaylen Francis, Kemi Anna Adeeko, Lorraine Khamali and Ibrahim Muhammad. The filmmakers, whose only brief was the phrase ‘create next’ will all show their five minute films on April 12 in London.

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