WHERE? Space and Places
Thursday 18th June - Double Bill - 7pm
London: a living exhibition of past and present all united in one magnificent city landscape. While this urban hybrid grows, so too does an intricate web of social relations and memories, but does the spirit of London lie in the walls that form its space or the people that live in its place? With the 2012 Olympics just around the corner and the fabric of our city changing faster than ever, where will London be in years to come?
Finisterre: A Film About London (PG)
Director: Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans. Music By: Saint Etienne UK 2003. 57 mins.
A hymn to London, Paul Kelly and Kieran Evan's critically acclaimed Finisterre, takes us on a captivating journey from the suburbs to the heart of the capital, exploring both the dreams the city holds and the realities of urban life. Digitally shot and edited, the film presents a beautifully honest tribute to present day London. With a mesmerising score by Saint Etienne, Finisterre captures the London you have never seen and the city you know and love.
A hymn to London, Paul Kelly and Kieran Evan's critically acclaimed Finisterre, takes us on a captivating journey from the suburbs to the heart of the capital, exploring both the dreams the city holds and the realities of urban life. Digitally shot and edited, the film presents a beautifully honest tribute to present day London. With a mesmerising score by Saint Etienne, Finisterre captures the London you have never seen and the city you know and love.
What Have You Done Today, Mervyn Day?
Director: Paul Kelly. Music By: Saint Ettienne UK 2005. 45 mins.
Following the success of their first collaboration on Finisterre (2003), What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? continues Saint Etienne and director Paul Kelly's ongoing fascination with the city of London and its diverse array of people, space and places. Through the eyes of a travelling paperboy, this superb documentary creatively explores East London's neglected Lower Lea Valley, lovingly capturing the areas' last moments before it undergoes a major redevelopment programme that will transform it from a derelict wasteland into the magnificent site for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Following the success of their first collaboration on Finisterre (2003), What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? continues Saint Etienne and director Paul Kelly's ongoing fascination with the city of London and its diverse array of people, space and places. Through the eyes of a travelling paperboy, this superb documentary creatively explores East London's neglected Lower Lea Valley, lovingly capturing the areas' last moments before it undergoes a major redevelopment programme that will transform it from a derelict wasteland into the magnificent site for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Followed by a panel-led discussion with Kieran Evans, Paul Kelly, Richard Burdett and Alex Lifschutz. As ongoing advisor on architecture and urbanism for London, Burdett will impart his knowledge on the future of the capital as a socially sustainable city. At the forefront of architectural regeneration in the capital, Lifschutz will be giving us an insight into the metropolitan structure, discussing what the ever-changing landscape means for future generations of Londoners. And having dedicated large parts of their directorial careers to questioning and capturing the urban landscape in beautiful candid detail, Evans and Kelly will be sharing their interpretation of our city from the filmmakers’ perspective.
Kieran Evans - Director Finisterre (2003)
Kieran has been directing for over eighteen years and in that time his work has been screened at festivals across the world. He has directed promos and shorts for a diverse range of artists. His most recent film ‘From Here To Before’ is a feature length documentary about cult 60’s songstress Vashti Bunyan which premiered at the London Film Festival in late 2008 and will have a limited theatrical release later this year.
Kieran has been directing for over eighteen years and in that time his work has been screened at festivals across the world. He has directed promos and shorts for a diverse range of artists. His most recent film ‘From Here To Before’ is a feature length documentary about cult 60’s songstress Vashti Bunyan which premiered at the London Film Festival in late 2008 and will have a limited theatrical release later this year.
Paul Kelly - Director Finisterre (2003) and Mervyn Day (2005)
Paul has been closely involved with film and photography working for various record labels on commercial projects including promos and concert films. In 2004 with 'Today's Special', Paul directed 3 short films looking at London's disappearing cafes which was picked up by Channel 4. Between June 2006 and June 2007 Paul was invited to become an Artist in Residence at The South Bank Centre where he directed a 75 minute film about the redevelopment of the site and in particular The Royal Festival Hall.
Paul has been closely involved with film and photography working for various record labels on commercial projects including promos and concert films. In 2004 with 'Today's Special', Paul directed 3 short films looking at London's disappearing cafes which was picked up by Channel 4. Between June 2006 and June 2007 Paul was invited to become an Artist in Residence at The South Bank Centre where he directed a 75 minute film about the redevelopment of the site and in particular The Royal Festival Hall.
Richard Burdett - Urbanist
Professor Richard Burdett, Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at the London School of Economics, is chief adviser on architecture and urbanism for the London 2012 Olympics. Previously, he was architectural adviser to the Mayor of London, a member of the Greater London Authority's Architecture and Urbanism Unit, and he sat on the City of Barcelona's Quality Committee. Burdett was founder of the 9H Gallery and the Architecture Foundation in London. He was Director of the 2006 Architecture Biennale in Venice on Cities: architecture and society, curator of the Global Cities exhibition at Tate Modern and was chairman of the Jury for the 2007 Mies van der Rohe Prize.
Alex Lifschutz - Architect
Alex studied at the Architectural Association in London and joined Foster Associates in 1977. In 1986, together with Ian Davidson, Alex formed Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. Since then, he has worked on a wide variety of award winning projects that include the Hungerford and Royal Victoria Dock pedestrian bridges and residential and mixed use schemes at Broadwall and Oxo Tower Wharf for Coin Street Community Builders. Both within the practice and directly with clients, Alex promotes a number of fundamental social initiatives within the field of architecture and urbanism and, in recent years, has been developing systems that respond to the larger scale needs of our changing society, systems that empower users in the initial construction process and throughout the life of the buildings they occupy. Alex is also Vice President of the Architectural Association Council.
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