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Black (Feminine) - SANKOFA

Programme of events for a series of screenings and discussions organised by SANKOFA Film and Vide...

Purbo London - Ruhul Amin

Ruhul Amin’s first film. Based in East London, the film follows the life of a young clothing work...

clothing, community, diaspora, docudrama, east end

clothing, community, diaspora, docudrama, east end, economics, factories, south asian, work, working conditions

Railman - Joanna Davis, Mary Pat Leece, Ronald ...

Set against the backdrop of state divestment in transport infrastructure, Railman documents the d...

aslef, daily life, job, nur, parcels

aslef, daily life, job, nur, parcels, pay, railways, routine, station, tickets

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Document

A Kind of English - Ruhul Amin

Invitation to cast and crew preview of the film at The London Film Makers Co-op

asian community, bengali, daughters, mothers, race

asian community, bengali, daughters, mothers, race, racism, traditional roles, unemployment, whitechapel, women's role

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial

On Allotments - Joanna Davis, Mary Pat Leece, R...

Review of the film by Paul Marris

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial, lorry park, newham, rural, urban landscape, vegetables

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial

On Allotments - Joanna Davis, Mary Pat Leece, R...

Review of the film by Paul Marris

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial, lorry park, newham, rural, urban landscape, vegetables

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial

On Allotments - Joanna Davis, Mary Pat Leece, R...

Review of each film: page 1 of 2

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial, lorry park, newham, rural, urban landscape, vegetables

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial

On Allotments - Joanna Davis, Mary Pat Leece, R...

Review of each film: page 2 of 2

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial, lorry park, newham, rural, urban landscape, vegetables

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial

On Allotments - Joanna Davis, Mary Pat Leece, R...

Article by the film makers about working with the plot owners during filming

bordesley green allotments birmingham, cabbages, community project, east ham allotments association, industrial, lorry park, newham, rural, urban landscape, vegetables

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film listing, film programme, film screenings, four corners, four corners cinema

General Press - Four Corners

A programme of City Limits film listings: Four Corners film listing, pg 15

film listing, film programme, film screenings, four corners, four corners cinema, rhythm and views season

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film listing, film programme, film screenings, four corners, four corners cinema

General Press - Four Corners

A programme of City Limits film listings: Four Corners film listing, pg 16

film listing, film programme, film screenings, four corners, four corners cinema, rhythm and views season

Audio

Oral History Excerpt - Raju Vaidyanathan

Vaidyanathan describes how first met Ruhul Amin and how he came to be involved in Amin’s film, A ...

a kind of english, channel four television, education programme, film, filmmaking

a kind of english, channel four television, education programme, film, filmmaking, funding, rahul amin, work, work experience, work placement

Often During the Day - Joanna Davis

An early Four Corners feminist film exploring the domestic sphere. The film uses detailed close-u...

cleaning, housework, women's roles

Audio

Oral History Excerpt - Ron Peck

Peck discusses the development of the film ‘Nighthawks’, Britain’s first feature film about the g...

gay scene, lgbt, lgbtq, nighthawks, paul hallam

gay scene, lgbt, lgbtq, nighthawks, paul hallam, queer spaces, richard taylor, ron peck

Audio

Oral History Excerpt - Ruhul Amin

Amin describes meeting Channel 4’s Alan Fountain and being commissioned to write a script for a f...

Nighthawks - Ron Peck & Paul Hallam

Directed by Ron Peck, assisted by Paul Hallam, Nighthawks was the first British fiction feature w...

coming out, gay politics, school, school teacher

Cine-Mujer

Poster for screenings from Colombian women's feminist collective Cine-Mujer at Four Corners

bogota, carmen carrascal, cine-mujer, colombia, feminism

bogota, carmen carrascal, cine-mujer, colombia, feminism, film screenings, que paso de bogota a lima?, spanish language film, women, women-only screening, y su mama que hace?

Bred and Born - Joanna Davis and Mary Pat Leece

Poster for Mothers and Daughters events related to the film

child rearing, daughters, east end, families, history

child rearing, daughters, east end, families, history, housework, isle of dogs, local, london bus ride, Memory, mothers, peabody estate, women's group, women's roles

El Salvador

Poster for a benefit showing for Salvadorean Film Institute (10 Dec)

el salvador, film, screenings