The Estate in Film - Empty Words build Empty Homes

As part of Open House Weekend 2012, Fugitive Images and the Floating Cinema presented a free day of tours, discussions and open-air performance in and around the Haggerston Estate offering a moment of reflection on the changing face of housing in London and culminating in Olivia Chaney singing, the screening of Estate and The Chain projected onto the facade of Samuel House.

Ian Christie gave a journey through cinema history in Hackney, passing by iconic film locations. 1.5 hours, from 15:00-16:30. Housing developers L&Q and architects PRP gave a personal tour of City Mills development. 1.5 hours, from 15:00-16:30. Architectural researcher David Roberts gave an performative tour of the Haggerston Estate drawn from his research over the last two years. Please note the tour will be recorded to feature in a film, please do not take part if you do not wish to participate. 1 hour from 15:00-16:00.

Personal reflections from artists, architects, authors and residents on the changing nature of housing in London. Speakers included Owen Jones (Independent newspaper columnist and author of Chavs), Marcus Coates (performance artist/filmmaker), Michael Rosen and Emma Louise Williams (poet and filmmaker of Under the Cranes), Andrea Luka Zimmerman (resident and artist filmmaker) Ruth Marie Tunkara (resident and community activist) Neal Purvis (housing expert), chaired by David Roberts (architectural researcher). 2 hours, from 17:00-19:00.

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