# Brixton Community Cinema Creator Abiba Coulibaly On Why She Decided To End The Popular London Film Club

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brixton-community-cinema-creator-abiba-coulibaly-on-why-she-decided-to-end-the-popular-london-film-club/
- Published: 2026-09-22T08:02:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-22T08:24:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/09/brixton-community-cinema-abiba-coulibaly-final-season-1237109180/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Music, TV

## Key points

- Brixton Community Cinema will close after its final season.
- Rapid growth made the project unsustainable for one person.
- The farewell programme includes films and a John Akomfrah discussion.

## Summary

Brixton Community Cinema, Abiba Coulibaly’s popular pay-what-you-can film club, will close next month after its final season. Launched in 2022, the roving project became known for showcasing international repertory and arthouse films, building a strong following and moving from small Brixton spaces to established venues such as London’s Cinema Museum. Coulibaly says the closure is a recalibration rather than an abandonment of the project.

The cinema expanded beyond what one person could sustainably manage, while the pay-what-you-can model provided limited financial stability. Attempts to formalise and scale the organisation created substantial administrative costs and demands, without attracting significant long-term institutional funding. Its final season includes screenings of Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema and An Incomplete Calendar, alongside a discussion featuring filmmaker John Akomfrah; a £2,500 WeTransfer contribution is described as its only major partnership.

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