Be United x Cinetopia present a special screening of Franco Rosso’s BABYLON (1980), followed by “We ‘Can’t Tek No More’ of That”: Sound as Resistance and Healing, a live interactive musical performance by Bahamian singer/songwriter Rue Cooper, accompanied by guitarist Michael Fallemann. Tuesday 13 October 2026 The Voodoo Rooms, 19A West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA Doors: 7:00pm | Film: 7:15pm | Live Music: 9:00pm PLEASE NOTE: This is an 18+ event. The Voodoo Rooms is strictly an over-18s venue. The Voodoo Rooms The film Set in Thatcher-era 1980s South London, Franco Rosso’s Babylon follows Blue, a young Jamaican sound system DJ in Brixton, as he and his crew prepare for a major Sound System competition. Driven by Dennis Bovell’s iconic soundtrack, Blue navigates racism, police brutality and systemic oppression in an uncompromising portrait of Black British youth. Initially denied a US theatrical release for being considered “too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension” (Time Out), Babylon eventually received its official US theatrical release in 2019. The film remains “a raw, fearless howl of defiance tempered by the hazy bliss of the dancehall” (Criterion Channel). Through film, live music and archival and contemporary imagery, the event considers how music and youth culture can become vehicles for resistance, community and belonging, and how the injustices depicted in Babylon continue to resonate today. Live music with Rue Cooper Following the film, Rue Cooper and Michael Fallemann present “We ‘Can’t Tek No More’ of That”: Sound as Resistance and Healing, a live interactive musical performance exploring how music can challenge systemic power while creating space for collective healing, community and solidarity. Guest Programmer: Muratiwa Chinake The event is curated by Muratiwa Chinake, a Zimbabwean filmmaker, curator and marketing professional based in Glasgow whose work explores representation, childhood nostalgia and mythology through themes of gender, race and sexuality. Muratiwa says: “I am screening Babylon because I love that the film focuses not only on the music but also on the political conversation surrounding Black British youth during Thatcherism. The film is unapologetic in nature, which has helped it remain a cult classic, as the social injustices it highlights still resonate in the UK today. Pairing the film with a live music performance and archives helps bridge the past, present and future, showing how sound can be used as a vehicle for intergenerational resistance and healing.” About the performers: Rue Cooper is a singer and songwriter from Nassau, Bahamas, bringing influences from gospel, Soul, Pop and R’n’B to her work. Inspired by artists including Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Lauryn Hill, her music explores womanhood, intimacy, self-discovery and family ties. Michael Fallemann is an Edinburgh-based guitarist and Rue Cooper’s guitarist and co-arranger. He has performed across Edinburgh at venues including The Caves, La Belle Angele and The Jazz Bar, as well as internationally. This event is part of Cinetopia’s Transmission: Youth Across Generations, a multi-event programme exploring how youth culture has shaped identity, belonging and collective memory in Britain from the 1980s to the present. Transmission is part of Rip It Up, supported by Film Hub Scotland as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.