Introducing Hyde Park Picks to share some of some of the best films available online, with picks coming from Picture House staff, volunteers and partner organisations. We'll also be including occasional non-film recommendations too, from podcasts and books, to other fun bits that we think you'd like.

For African Caribbean families living in Britain, the Front Room was a focal point for respectability.

Food And Drink: The Windrush Generation were highly influential in increasing the popularity of Caribbean food in the UK.

Watch this video to hear about the racism that the Windrush Generation faced every day.

Many migrants who came from the Caribbean to Britain during the Windrush came from skilled jobs. Some found employment easily but others came up against racism and bigotry.

The Geraldine Connor Foundation have created a brilliant resource to help people learn about the mass migration of people from the Caribbean to the UK between 1948 – 1971, commonly called ‘Windrush’. The resource combines short films, interviews, recipes, literature and music and is suitable for young people and adults.  You can find the full resource here.

After the Second World War, the British Government invited people from the Caribbean to come to Britain to help rebuild the country. They were British citizens and held British passports as their countries were still under British rule.

Sadly, Yorkshire Dance have had to postpone FRESH 2020, our annual youth dance showcase due to COVID-19, but we hope you will join us online for our FRESH Challenge!

What is the FRESH challenge?

We are challenging you to create your very own screen dance at home and tag us in the finished video when you share it online. Simple!

With over 80 cinemas once existing in Leeds and now only a handful remaining, the 105 year old Hyde Park Picture House is one of the lucky survivors.

That's why earlier this week, on World Heritage Day, we wanted to pay tribute to those cinemas which are no longer with us by sharing a teaser of a brand new project we've been working on, celebrating the Lost Cinemas Of Leeds.

The Pursuit of Normality is the third feature-length film from award-winning Leeds based Writer / Director Gage Oxley. Shot over the course of an intense month-long production and featuring the gorgeous backdrop of Leeds, The Pursuit of Normality tackles important issues of sexuality and identity.