Ghanaian-Italian filmmaker Fred Kuwornu shares his experience being “Black Italian“, his latest film “BLAXPLOITALIAN: 100 years of Blackness in the Italian Cinema” and working on projects focusing on “identity, diversity, and the media“… All in the atmospheric setting of Bar Italia over breakfast in Soho!

Filmed and edited by Kai Lutterodt

Fred Kuwornu is based in New York City. We’re grateful to have had him launch Diversity Matters Awareness Week with an exclusive screening of BLAXPLOITALIAN on Monday 18th April 2016. See pics and videos on Facebook.com/diversitymattersuk

Find out more about Fred Kuwornu www.Blaxploitalian.com

Kai with filmmaker Fred Kuwornu

Student activists: Kai with Stefania – “We are not FOREIGNERS, we are only BLACKER” The t-shirt slogan campaign which has gone viral!

Black Italians: Fred Kuwornu and Afro-Italian student Stephania

Black Italians

Soho’s legendary Bar Italia can be found at 22 Frith Street, Soho London www.baritaliasoho.co.uk

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