Category Archives: film

Thamesmead Arts Festival

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Max

Details about the week long arts festival in Thamesmead are slowly emerging on the Trust Thamesmead site. There’s a list of some of the highlights in this PDF. Unfortunately for me they are capitalising on half term and running most … Continue reading →

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Do you want your home to appear in a film?

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Max

I saw this poster tacked up on my way home – a film maker has been in the area and wants to use a local home interior for a film. Click the image to see the full size picture for … Continue reading →

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Streetz

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Max

An enterprising guy with a strong interest in film is working on a piece filmed in Thamesmead, named Streetz. The trailer for the piece is over on Youtube, and also embedded in the fund raising page on Indiegogo, here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/streetz#home … Continue reading →

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Flea

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Max

If this is subject to the usual “7 day window” that much BBC content is, then it will be available online only for a week. It’s possible, though, that as a series of one-off dramas, specially commissioned for the soon-to-be … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Max

The following article first appeared in The Guardian, in March 2000 and it focuses on Thamesmead, linking it to A Clockwork Orange which was about to get a fresh release. It is no longer available on the Guardian website so … Continue reading →

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Meet the Guvnors!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Max

An interesting letter dropped through my door last night, warning me that a film is being made in the local area. Residents were being warned that there may be some disruption while filming took place, but it shouldn’t run too … Continue reading →

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