In 1922, Louis M’Barick Fall was the first black man to win a world boxing title. Even today, people on three continents can recount tales of Battling Siki, each presenting their own interpretation. Siki: the unbeatable African hero, the intelligent ‘savage’, the fighter against racial discrimination.

Siki the extravagant dandy, walking the boulevards of Paris with a leopard, the loving husband and father, the womaniser and bigamist. Using unique film and photo material, interviews and eyewitness accounts, Koppen creates an authentic and moving portrait of this mythical personality. Koppen will introduce the screening on Thursday, 22nd June 2000, and answer questions from the audience. Siki will be screened with The Man who would kill Kitchner on Tuesday, 27th June 2000 at 8 pm.