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BLX2025 | BHM: Kip Kompin 09

The Young Sierra Leonean (Young Salone) presents:
Kip Kompin 09

Sat 11 October | 7pm–10pm | 18+ | FREE

Kip Kompin returns with an evening of award-winning ASabiPasYu interactive quiz gameshow, film showcase, live performances plus spoken word, music, and comedy from emerging and established artists. This year features a wildcard open mic, and vibrant connections celebrating the African Diaspora.

Kip Kompin Cinema presents intimate evenings with Sierra Leone’s most amazing emerging filmmakers from home and across the diaspora. Join us as we introduce you to a world that explores Sierra Leone from the perspective of creatives who live and breathe Sierra Leone.

About Kip Kompin Cinema
Kip Kompin Cinema is our interactive evening series hosted at venue partner Poplar Union, showcasing cinematic talent and inspiration from Sierra Leonean filmmakers. The term ‘Kip Kompin’ translates to ‘Keeping Company’ from Sierra Leonean Krio, and is a term used to describe informal gatherings of family, friends and acquaintances, which has always been the purpose of the event.

Kip Kompin Cinema, curated by The Young Sierra Leonean CIC aka Young Salone, began online in 2021 as a response to the pandemic, aiming to bring people together to enjoy Sierra Leonean cinema. Following the pandemic, we found a home at Poplar Union and have been thriving ever since.
The Young Sierra Leonean is a community interest organisation that aims to amplify Sierra Leonean creatives by showcasing their work to audiences beyond their immediate community.

IG: @young_salone

About Abu B. Yillah

Abu B. Yillah is a British-Sierra Leonean filmmaker and poet. He utilises his passion for film and poetry creating poetic films not only for individuals, but also for established UK organization. He has been commissioned by Safer London, Spread the Word, The Separated Child Foundation, Museum of London, to name a few, and in 2019, he produced two poetry films in partnership with Write2SpeakUK, funded by the Arts Council England.

His most notable films to date are poetry films by some of London’s most sought after poets, centered on their take on London, its misunderstood youth population, and navigating blackness in a white world.

Alongside his creative work, Abu co-curates the Sierra Leone Arts & Culture festival (#SLACfest), a celebration of work from Sierra Leoneans all over the world, which aims to increase the visibility of Sierra Leoneans everywhere.

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