A group of four women sits on a rooftop, casually dressed, enjoying drinks and music from a boombox, with a city backdrop.

Set It Off - 30th anniversary

Film

Please note: This was screened in March 2026

Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox
Details: 123 mins, 1996, USA
Primary language: English

After being fired from her job as a bank teller, Frankie begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Tisean, a single mother; Cleo, a boisterous lesbian; and Stony, who is dealing with the recent death of her brother.

The women are struggling with their finances, so they decide to start robbing banks. At first the group is successful, but they soon attract the attention of an obsessive detective...

Presented in partnership with We Are Parable as part of the We Are Here project - a nationwide programme funded by the BFI and The National Lottery to increase access to Black cinema.

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