Film London names Brixton filmmaker as one to watch
Simone Richardson meets Georgia Goggin, a film producer and director from Brixton, who has been named by Film London as one of 25 innovative...
Local film-makers win prize for Extinction Rebellion documentary
A documentary that examines the motives of Lambeth Extinction Rebellion members has won the top award of the London Documentary Network's competition.
The short film...
Brixton film-maker needs your help
Brixton film-maker Maddie Quarm is tackling a big subject in an unexpected way – and looking for £5,500 so that she and her team...
Meeting the founders of Film and Chill
What was a dark screening room filled with reclining deck chairs and twenty guests awaiting the December launch of Film and Chill at Renaissance,...
Teenagers ‘Big Up Brixton’ with a series of short films
Teenagers on a work experience project have created short films in response to this year’s Brixton Design Trail theme of “We Belong”. Organised by...
World Cup film explores immigration and identity
The Portuguese community of Brixton and wider South London features in a film exploring immigrant experiences and national identity in London through the lens of...
From Norway to South London for a film festival first
James Perrett meets Paola Melli, director of the South Social Film Festival, to talk about its latest success and what it will offer South Londoners in the...
Brixton legend Blacker Dread in new documentary
Blacker Dread, whose music store where Market Row meets Coldharbour Lane was an essential part of an earlier Brixton, is the subject of a...
Soup Kitchen lawyers premiere Brixton on Trial
Brixton was yesterday (11 February) the setting for the premiere of a unique new film, an education drama that explains how a criminal trial...
This is Brixton: A changing place called home
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Brixton filmmaker Shane Duncan (right) explores gentrification in his short documentary This is Brixton.
It takes the form of interviews in and around Brixton with people...
Brixton film shows why Lambeth should be London borough of culture
On the day that Lambeth submits its bid to become the first London Borough of Culture, one of the thousands of reasons why the...
Film Festival to support Brixton and Norwood Foodbank
The Herne Hill Free Film Festival is returning for another year to share cinematic goodwill with nine free events and a partnership with...
Mayor launches filmmaking competition for young Londoners
Film education charity, Into Film, has launched a My Local Culture Filmmaking Competition for young Londoners in partnership with the Mayor of London’s London...
New Cressingham protest as estate features in film
Residents of Cressingham Gardens – who are planning a new protest over Lambeth council’s decision to demolish their homes next to Brockwell Park –...
Brixton premiere for new web series
The Brixton Pound café last night (6 November) hosted the premiere of a web drama series set largely in Brixton and featuring several local...
Cinema museum appeals for help
The Cinema Museum in Kennington, housed in the old Lambeth Workhouse, where Charlie Chaplin was sent as a child, is under threat. The museum’s...
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New Ovalhouse director to oversee move to Brixton House
From the spring of next year Brixton will be home to a major new centre of the performing arts. Ovalhouse Theatre, with its long...