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Songs For The River

Directed by: Charlotte Ginsborg
Runtime: 1hr 13min Year: 2021
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Directed by: Charlotte Ginsborg
Runtime: 1hr 13min Year: 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Topics: Sociopolitical
Last Screened: Sat 2nd Apr 2022

A moving portrait of a unique community of London housing co-operative residents during an extraordinary time.

Over the course of a year, Charlotte Ginsborg filmed the London housing co-operative that she lives in, charting the residents’ diverse experiences of the pandemic to create a moving portrait of a unique community during an extraordinary time.

Some experienced the illness itself, while others faced the stress of work on the front line. Each Saturday, the residents came together to sing with each other from their communal balconies and walkways, and these songs permeate throughout the film.

Increasingly frustrated by the government, residents experienced an emotional rollercoaster that is reflected in a film wherein the personal and political interweave, to create an intimate and moving portrait of a unique community during an extraordinary time.