together, about how much work had been done by black people in cinema going back decades? mm, i think it's a real revelation to our visitors, when you can bring people through that history with the use of posters and photographs and costumes and props, it really makes you feel the presence of these artists in the space. i think it's an exhibition that honours these film—makers and really does something to bring their work to life. ifound the exhibition had a big impact on me, opening my eyes to a huge body of work — cinema created by black americans, by some very talented individuals. i have to admit, sometimes i'm brought to tears in that exhibition because these are people who never would've been recognised in this way during their lifetimes, and we bring it together in such an epic way. and people hear their voices, and they see the quality of their acting, and they see the documentation of all the labour that they