digital:works

Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this unique role, set against changes in technology, society, and entertainment.

Stories from Hatton Garden.

An animation of real life people in and around Brick Lane talking about their faith. Made by digital:works with local young adults and young people.

Exploring the history of Pehlwani.

A photographic installation under the Westway Flyover by Steve Mepsted.

An Oral History of the Thames Lightermen.

This oral history documentary tells the story of early pioneering Panjabis who migrated to Southall in the 1950s and 1960s, their journey, settlement & struggles to establish themselves at work, in housing, in business and cultivate cultural activities for their community.

There are many stories, funny, sad and poignant, and through these stories we get an insight into the history of the men and women who have driven the famous black cab.

The story of the NHS.

Oral history project exploring the history of London's holiday campers. From the 1930s to the 1980s London’s workers increasingly visited holiday camps such as Pontins and Butlins, or run by trade unions and other social groups. It became a tradition for generations of families - a highlight of the year for all ages.

An oral history exploring the development of film projection and cinema in Kingston-on-Thames - from resident innovator Eadweard Muybridge through the heyday, decline, and re-emergence of cinema. Features interviews with historians, projectionists and usherettes as well as cinema-goers with rare footage and images from Kingston’s cinemas.

A documentary film based on oral history interviews with former printers and journalists.

A documentary film made by local young people looking at the history of their community from the 1960s to the 1980s with particular interest in the murder of Gurdeep Chaggar in 1976, the 1979 anti-fascist demonstrations and the death of Blair Peach and the 1981 burning down of the Hambrough Tavern.

The story of Hengest.

Golborne, West London, bordered by Ladbroke Grove, The Westway and the Grand Union Canal. An area that from the 1950s saw a unique struggle against poverty, greedy landlords, racism and political neglect to a musical backdrop of reggae, punk and carnival.

Made by Colville Primary School with support from digital:works with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

A film made by Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association residents who talked to other ISHA residents about where they live and how they got there.

Interviews edited and combined with archive and personal photos as well as archive footage to make a unique documentary film starring local people.

An oral history of London Bus Workers

This project is an oral history of London's dock workers focusing on the fascinating history of the people who worked on the docks of London from the 1930s up until the closing of the docks from the 1970s.