This month East London venues will be showing films by some of the defining figures of Polish cinema
Hackney journalist provides social commentary and insight into the precarious world of London cycle couriers in Messengers
A new film festival for documentaries aims to make filmmaking and watching accessible to all
As a teenager, Mick Hugo swapped the dry land of East London for a life in the merchant navy. Now more than 50 years later, the Hoxton man has written a fascinating account of his seafaring days
Amy Winehouse documentary completes clean sweep of major awards with Academy Award win
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
Hackney-born author Stephen Thompson talks about his latest novel, set in the immediate aftermath of the 7/7 bombings
Brewers raise a glass to London’s craft beer and micro-brewing scene in a new documentary
Samuel Pepys, Herman Melville and Christopher Columbus among the authors of a fascinating compendium of travel writing, co-compiled by Travis Elborough
Promising animation by Bethnal Green director doesn’t discriminate with its criticism
Photographer Nicholas Sack captures a stark world of alienation and testosterone in Lost in the City
Shorts offering a snapshot of modern Britain are on at Hackney Picturehouse, the Ace Hotel and the Round Chapel in Lower Clapton
