Black History Month - Closing Event: Nu-Roots: The Princess and the Frog - Young Black Film Curators PG

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This film was last shown on 2 November 2024

Utopia Theatre and Showroom Cinema present a special screening of The Princess and The Frogfrom the Nu-Roots Young Black Film Curators.  

An 8-week film curation programme delivered at Utopia Theatre Learning Club, Nu-Roots offers children and young people aged 9-18 of African and Caribbean heritage the opportunity to learn brand new skills in film curation and deliver their first cinema screening.

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated musical comedy adventure fantasy film based on E.D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess, which was in turn inspired by the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale The Frog Prince.  

This animation introduces the first black princess – Tiana,hardworking and ambitious, she dreams of opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen, who has been turned into an amphibian by the evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess.  

The Princess and the Frog was created in response to racial criticism. It features the first Black princess as a means of promoting racial equality. This film attempts to positively portray Black characters, who were depicted as violent and lazy in previous animations. 

This screening is the closing screening of Black History Month Season at the Showroom Community screenings. We are welcome to all to attend this relaxed friendly screening, featuring low lighting and quieter sound. All tickets are £5.  Click here for more information. 

Director
Ron Clements and John Musker
Year
2009
Duration
97 Mins
Language
English
Cast
Anika Noni Rose, Keith David and Oprah Winfrey

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