David Somerset

David Somerset is the BFI’s Education Curator, Adult Community, and programmes the ‘African’ Odysseys strand at the BFI Southbank.

Online articles

The battle of Chicago:
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Feature

Adapted by Sam Greenlee from his autobiographical fantasia about a token black CIA operative turned liberation leader, The Spook Who Sat by the Door might long have been recognised as one of the great African-American calls to arms – had it not been suppressed by the FBI, says David Somerset. Web exclusive, May 2012

Last Updated: 24 May 2012