BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12236@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T190000 DTSTAMP:20260903T110404Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/we-were-here-the-untold-history- of-black-africans-in-renaissance-europe-film-screening/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe (film screening) DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin Ghanaian-Italian filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu for a screening of his groundbreaking documentary We Were Here: The Untold Hist ory of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe.\n\n\n\n\nJoin Ghanaian-Italia n filmmaker\, artist\, educator\, and Dan David Prize 2025 recipient Fred Kudjo Kuwornu for an introduction to\, and screening of\, his groundbrea king documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Re naissance Europe. The film screening will be followed by a discussion and audience Q&\;A.\n\nWe Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans i n Renaissance Europe explores the presence and contributions of Africans in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries\, offering a fresh interpretation of Renaissance paintings\, archives\, and historical figure s. The documentary offers an opportunity to explore the often-overlooked A frican presence in Renaissance Europe while engaging with broader contempo rary discussions about race\, belonging\, citizenship\, and the making of European culture.\n\nFilm running time: 63 minutes\n\nThe film lasts 63 mi nutes and was presented at the Central Pavilion of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia\, curated by Adriano Pedrosa\, th e most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions in the world. In 2026\, th e documentary became Academy Awards 2026 (Oscars) eligible for Best Docume ntary Feature.\n\nIn partnership with the Research Institute for Literatur e and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University.\n\nFree\, book ing required\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/09/BluecoatBrandDay2-344.jpg CATEGORIES:Film,Talks LOCATION:Bluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United K ingdom GEO:53.404542;-2.984173 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=School Lane\, Liverpool\, L 1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bluecoat:geo :53.404542,-2.984173 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR