{"id":8305,"date":"2023-06-16T17:10:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=8305"},"modified":"2023-06-16T17:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:10:37","slug":"frances-anne-solomons-hero-comes-to-the-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=8305","title":{"rendered":"Frances-Anne Solomon&#8217;s &#8216;HERO&#8217; Comes to the BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CaribbeanTales Media Group<\/strong>\u00a0is proud to announce that\u00a0<strong>Frances-Anne Solomon\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0award-winning film:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m001n4rs\">\u201cHero &#8212; The Extraordinary Life Of Mr. Ulric Cross\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will air on\u00a0<strong>BBC Two\u00a0<\/strong>in the UK on the eve of\u00a0<strong>Windrush Day, Wednesday, June 21, 2023<\/strong>.<br>\u00a0<br>Prior to the television broadcast the film will have an in-person screening at the Harbour Lights PictureHouse in Southampton, UK at 5PM BST, as part of the\u00a0<strong>2023 Windrush Caribbean Film Festival<\/strong>,<br>\u00a0 HERO will continue to be available for online streaming on the\u00a0BBC Two Player.\u00a0\u00a0The film\u00a0is out now on Amazon Prime US, Amazon Prime UK, and Cineplex Canada.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cHero\u201d\u00a0has garnered many accolades and awards since its debut at the British Film Institute in 2019 to rave reviews. 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