East End Roots

Engaging with diverse audiences through film, celebrating the communities and history of the East End

 

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Spirit of ’45 (Silver Screening)

On election day, the East End Film Festival revisits the time when Britain created the NHS with a special screening of Ken Loach’s Spirit of ‘45. ...
08 Jun
12:00 PM
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St, London E8 1HE, UK

Homelands

Four British musicians travel to the land of their forefathers, and feed their creative energies, as we look outwards on election night. ...
08 Jun
06:30 PM
Curzon Aldgate
Goodman's Fields, 2 Canter Way, London E1 8PS, UK

Bred and Born

A double-bill screening of two early films, shown on the original 16mm. ...
08 Jun
07:30 PM
Close-up
97 Sclater St London E1 6HR, UK

A Caribbean Dream

Shakespeare comes to the Caribbean in Hackney-based filmmaker Shakirah Bourne’s take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. ...
09 Jun
01:30 PM
Rio
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB, UK

My Name is Lenny

The remarkable true story of Lenny McLean, a bareknuckle boxing champion, and his fight to overcome an abusive upbringing in order to become an East End working class hero. ...
09 Jun
08:00 PM
York Hall
5 Old Ford Rd, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ, UK

Animated Activism

A presentation by the Rainbow Collective showcasing short animations from their youth projects in Bangladesh, Turkey and London ...
10 Jun
11:30 AM
Rio
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB, UK

Paa Joe & The Lion

Ghana’s most famous ‘fantasy coffin’ maker travels to England with his son for a spectacular new project. ...
10 Jun
01:30 PM
Rio
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB, UK

Love, Etc.

The course of true love—of all kinds—runs bumpily in this entertaining selection of films. Buckle up. ...
10 Jun
03:45 PM
Curzon Aldgate
Goodman's Fields, 2 Canter Way, London E1 8PS, UK

New Queer Visions: Sign of the Times

A series of short films celebrating d/Deaf queer stories, experiences, lives and loves. All films will be screened with HOH subtitles. Final line-up to be confirmed soon. ...
10 Jun
03:45 PM
Rio
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB, UK

Passing On

From one old woman’s determination to set things right before she goes to a pair of brothers grappling with their father’s death to an entire city’s experience of a terrible tragedy, these films explore questions of mortality and loss—often poignantly, sometimes humorously, always memorably. ...
10 Jun
06:00 PM
Curzon Aldgate
Goodman's Fields, 2 Canter Way, London E1 8PS, UK

Dana Dana (Pearl Pearl)

An Iraqi refugee must decide between his life and his love of music in this powerful debut feature. ...
11 Jun
03:45 PM
Rio
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB, UK
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