Philip Ilson founded the London Short Film Festival in 2003, an annual event celebrating the best of the UK’s short film-making talent. This year’s programme has around 350 short films selected from submissions across 35 themed programmes - from comedy and animation to experimental, documentary and drama. Run Riot asked Philip about short films, music crossovers and Vine.
It’s 2020. Since the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, dodgy politics, austerity and civil unrest have left the streets of London in turmoil. A new coalition between the Conservatives and UKIP has driven house prices to an all-time high. Two local rappers (Dr Green Fingers & Dustin Roads) find themselves in the last ‘affordable’ housing block in London and reflect upon the last ten years' of politics that brought them to this point.
Clinical psychologist, neuroscientist and Mindfulness expert Dr. Tamara Russell PhD. D.Clin. Psych works to bring practical, body-based mindfulness to people of all ages, abilities and walks of life.
Founder of the 'hyper-social, communal' immersive screening events Secret Cinema and co-organiser of the March For Europe, Fabien Riggall has combined his passion for films and ideas about community in increasingly imaginative ways over the last few years. We got the chance to talk to him about London, inclusivity and activism prior to this weekend's march.
Theatre producer and writer Jeremy Goldstein is the founder of London Artists Projects and has commissioned and produced many award winning shows with celebrated artists over the years. His work has been described as 'an evocative theatrical wonderland'.
This year London celebrates the 40th anniversary of punk's explosion out from the streets of the city and across the world. The Roundhouse hosts a weekender from the 8th to the 10th of July to celebrate the subculture with a series of shows, film showings and discussions. We asked Jane Beese, The Roundhouse's Head of Music since 2015, to talk us through a weekend of well-deserved rebellion.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Constanza Macras moved to Berlin in 1995 as a dancer before setting up her first dance company. Since then she has choreographed and taught internationally. Her company DorkyPark combines theatre, text, music and video.