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
A new arrival to an isolated island community causes a stir in animated short film Dead Air
70×70 – Unlicensed Preaching: A Life Unpacked In 70 Films is a ‘cultural autobiography’ full of insight and ideas about cinema
With his debut short film tipped for an Oscar, Hackney based screenwriter James Lucas offers a preview of his latest script about an East London motorcycle gang
Reissue of Jack London’s socialist expose from 1903 with original photographic plates aims to shock with its depiction of early 20th-century poverty
Iain Sinclair discusses the changing face of cinema at book launch event
Hard man of film talks about getting his breakthrough role in Scum and growing up in East London
The Japanese phenomenon of short stay ‘love hotels’ is the focus of a new documentary by Hackney’s Native Voice Films
Child rearing anxiety, the meltdown of an obsessive Kate Bush fan, and a teacher who turns into a troll, all feature in Brave New Work season of one act plays
From The Krays to Snatch, East London has provided inspiration for countless films about organised crime, but as local identity shifts is it time to consign the genre to history?
Among the 100 features and 80 short films shown during last month’s East End Film Festival a trio of films stood out
Hackney writer’s helpline-inspired short film The Phone Call is an emotional tear jerker
