Fictional town of Hill Valley is brought to life by impressive 1950s set and actors larking about as jocks and nerds
Two-minute film about Parkinson’s asks whether ‘control’ is a friend or foe
Swimming with Diana Dors, a collection of short stories penned by Hackney-based author Jeremy Worman, is an elegiac look into family life and the significance of place
Two City analysts who decide to speculate with cocaine become embroiled in a criminal underworld in novel Futures by Stoke Newington author John Barker
Among the 100 features and 80 short films shown during last month’s East End Film Festival a trio of films stood out
Octogenarian Harvey Gould takes East London filmmaking duo Phil Maxwell and Hazuan Hashim on a trip of the Soho of his youth for their new documentary
Hackney writer’s helpline-inspired short film The Phone Call is an emotional tear jerker
Lido regulars pose for a collection of thoughts and images that celebrates the life affirming properties of swimming in the open air
Hackney’s Finest by Lord of the Rings director Chris Bouchard has already caused a stir with its graphic portrayal of drug dealers and criminality
Sebastian Hofmann returns to the East End Film Festival this year as its director-in-residence and with a clear vision for the future of Mexican cinema
The Sony Portapak gave ordinary artists the ability to use video for the first time and a new exhibition shows how it became a potent tool for French feminist groups of the 1970s
The year-long project to commemorate the writer’s seventieth birthday in which he chose 70 films to be screened across the capital ends this month
