Portland Pathways was a unique heritage project, run by b-side arts organisation and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, on the Isle of Portland in 2018. The project explored the rich and vital history of public rights of way across the island, and the historic sites these pathways link. As the Research Coordinator for the… Continue reading Portland Pathways (2018)
Crafting Resistance: The Art of Chilean Political Prisoners is an oral history film examining how craftwork, made by political prisoners during their internment in the 1970s by the military regime led by General Pinochet, has contributed to the mental health and well-being of those involved, particularly following their exile to the UK. The film engages… Continue reading Crafting Resistance: The Art of Chilean Political Prisoners (2018)
In 2017 I managed the project 'Working River', documenting the living history of London's boatyards, from the Thames Barrier up to Teddington Lock. The project was run by the wonderful Thames Festival Trust, in partnership with the Museum of London, supported with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. To help make this project happen,… Continue reading Working River: An Oral History of London’s Boatyards (2017)
Since 2014 I've been involved as a filmmaker with a series of workshops and events, originally organised by Professor Roger Kneebone and his team at Imperial College Hospital (ICCESS), engaging craftspeople, engineers, surgeons and scientists to exchange knowledge and expertise in their practices. These remarkable series of engagements have happened at the Art Worker's Guild, culminating… Continue reading Thinking With your Hands (2016)
GUTS is a short fiction film, written and directed by Eddie Bolger, which I produced in 2916. The film was premiered at the East End Film Festival 2016 , on June 24th. GUTS is a black deadpan comedy, following the young protagonist Mike, as he heads off to rural Norfolk to meet his girlfriend's father for the first… Continue reading Guts (2016)
Working with midwife and activist Jodi Garrod (@DoulaParis) over the past few months, I had the pleasure of meeting and filming the remarkable Renata Rodrigues, at the birth of her daughter, Ludmilla. My short film, 'My Choice' is intended as a document of one woman's personal experience of childbirth, and her positive testimony of a… Continue reading Personal is Political Choice (2016)
For Women's History Month 2016, I curated the film programme, 'Women in Film' for the London's Screen Archives, exploring the representation of women on screen across the 20th century. The programme includes footage from a Suffragette march in 1910, to the election of local MP Judith Church for the borough of Dagenham in 1994, and covers… Continue reading Women in Film (2016)
'The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger' is a feature length essay film of four parts, made over the past five years by the Derek Jarman Lab. I had the pleasure of being the Assistant Producer and a Camerawoman on this film, and to work with this extraordinary team. The film will be… Continue reading The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016)
This is a resource for film historians or those interested in the history of East London. A catalogue from 1985, listing significant films, documentaries and clips, related to East London, compiled by Hilary Dunn, Karen Hamilton, Ric Mann and John Wallett at Tower Hamlets Arts Project (T.H.A.P) Books, in 1985. East End on screen pdf (1985)
This list is being added to all the time. If you wish to add your, or a relevant link here please tweet me @beamoyes. Useful links for East London History A Hackney Autobiography – recording and remembering the history of Centerprise. Acme Studios Barking and District Historical Society Bishopsgate Institute Archives Bow Arts Trust Brick Lane… Continue reading Information Links for East London History
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