SAVING
DALSTON LANE
free
event – film followed by speakers and discussion
Saturday 8 February 2014 1.30 pm
http://www.riocinema.ndirect.co.uk/
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB
http://www.riocinema.ndirect.co.uk/
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB
The
appearance of bulldozers behind the Georgian terrace at 48-76 Dalston Lane
prompts a last ditch endeavor to save these significant buildings. This event unravels a sad tale of neglect and
abuse, in the context of a borough caught up in an insane period of ‘investment
and development’ and questions the long-term wisdom of the obliteration of old
Hackney.
UNDER THE CRANES (2011) 56 Mins 12A
Emma-Louise
Williams
Based on a poetic play for voices by Michael Rosen
and mixing rarely seen archive footage with new cinematography, Under the
Cranes offers a lyrical, painterly evocation of Hackney, over several hundred
years. This
is a film which poses questions about the nature of regeneration in Hackney in
the recent period. It also explores the theme of migration, showing some of the
struggles that people go through to secure a place for themselves, (fighting
racists if necessary), but also how migration brings diversity and the seeds of
renewal.
"...a joyous wonder, an instant addition to the
modern canon of filmic London.”
Sukhdev Sandhu BFI
SPEAKERS
Bill
Parry-Davies
Dalston
resident, Hackney solicitor and founder of OPEN Dalston opendalston.blogspot.com/
Presenting his own photographic record of the
decline of Dalston Lane, Parry–Davies explains the course of events that
culminated in inevitable attempts by the owners to erase the historic terrace
for short term commercial gain. Similar examples of insensitivities in the name
of progress are also presented.
Michael
Rosen
Poet, performer, broadcaster
and scriptwriter
Rosen lived for many years in the shadow of the
crumbling terrace. He is a long-time
sceptic of “regeneration” and regards Dalston Lane as yet another example of
local councils workings in cahoots with developers in the interests of profits
not people. http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/
