Documentary presented by Benjamin Zephaniah, charting the extraordinary time Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I spent living in the city of Bath, 1936 1941. Featuring interviews with Bath residents who met him, worked for him and who hold the Emperor in high regard today, the film covers the special place Bath had in the heart of the Emperor and examines his legacy, including Fairfield House, the residence he left as a gift for the city. We are very honoured to have with us the director Shawn Sobers, who will take questions from the audience after the film. The Showing in aid of the trust that runs Fairfield House, Also home of BEMSCA (Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association) The house is being transformed into a Historical museum about H.I.M Hailie Selassie and we need help to develop this into a place of information. £3

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