19th-century Romantic writer John Clare once walked from an Epping Forest asylum to Northamptonshire without food or money. Andrew Kötting and author Iain Sinclair have made a documentary about it, starring Toby Jones and a straw bear
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at gastronomy in art down the centuries in her new highly illustrated book
Adaptation of Alecky Blythe’s London Road boasts a stellar British cast, and could prove to be one of the most unusually made films of the year
Author claims East London is the outsider capital of London in book on non-conformism The Outside Edge
New born babies and their mums were photographed together for a new book
Experimental dance troupe find brohesion in this stylish and sensitive short film
With his debut feature In the Blood, Mark Abraham wanted to make a crime film that was high on drama and low on cost
Veteran New York filmmaker Jem Cohen talks about the meaningless of the word ‘indie’, the resilience of cities and having a poor sense of direction
Artist Neil Cummings wants to create a film-based celebration of Hackney using film from local people and aspiring filmmakers
Illustrator’s debut book about walking in London is a personal document of her passion for the city
Douglas McWilliams’ The Flat White Economy dishes the data on East London’s digital economy, and explains why it might save the UK
Ambitious scale of the production means tickets have to cost more, says Secret Cinema founder