Come to the screening of Cassius X: Becoming Ali followed by a panel discussion, and get signed up for a free boxing session.
CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali follows the early years of Cassius Clay, from bright-eyed rookie to world heavyweight champion and from working-class intellectual to one of America’s most influential civil rights campaigners.
The film reveals how the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, reinforced by a friendship with revolutionary preacher, Malcolm X, set Clay on the journey to become "Cassius X", before his induction to the Nation of Islam and ascension to the name of the great Muhammad Ali.
8pm: Intro by Host
8:05pm: Performance
8:10pm: CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali
9:40pm: Panel Discussion with Derek Williams, Ambrose Mendy, Abdul-Hakeem Muhammad.
Picturehouse has reduced ticket prices to £8. Free tickets are also available for Hackney residents most in financial need. Email info@tnbfc.co.uk directly with proof of residency. Led by The New Black Film Collective.
Boxing sessions by The Pedro Club, 175 Rushmore Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 0HD. Mon 27, Wed 29 Nov & Fri 1 Dec , 7pm - 9pm. Sign up here.
Wheelchair accessible.
CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali is the extraordinary story of how one young boxer from Louisville, Kentucky became a cultural icon for the ages, forever to be known thereafter as “The Greatest”.
Dir: Muta'Ali Muhammad / Cert: 15 / Dur: 1hr 31mins