Watford Street Scenes

London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

1896 · ★ 5

The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre on the Strand, advertising its latest show 'My Girl'. The second part is a different film altogether, spliced onto the first and is R W Paul’s Turn Out of a Fire Brigade filmed in November 1896 in Newcastle at the Westgate Road fire station. The film date is 1896.

Real Fake Streets

2025

For the past two months, we dedicated out lives to documenting the life of Sam. Every human on a day to day basis encounters a "Sam", a peculiar somewhat unpredictable seemingly valueless person, and what you would probably refer to as "douchebag" or "arrogant prick". We found ourselves unknowingly siding with society until we took the time to really observe and realize the childhood trauma and drug abuse that contributed to creating this flawed but valuable human being.

An Eastern Market

1928

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

Petticoat Lane

1903

Join the Sunday morning crowds at the famous East End market, home of London's rag trade.

The London Nobody Knows

1968 · ★ 6.4

Based on Geoffrey Fletcher’s book, this captivating documentary exposes the real London of the swinging sixties. Turning its back on familiar sights, the film explores the hidden details of a crumbling metropolis. With James Mason as our Guide, we are led on an tour of the weird and wonderful pockets of London from abandoned music-halls to egg breaking factories.

Fishball Revolution

An asylum seeker from Hong Kong builds a new life for himself in Glasgow, using his passion for street food to maintain his cultural identity.

Palm Sugar Milk Coffee

2025

In the last 1 year (2023-2024) the street coffee hangout culture in the city of Yogyakarta developed very quickly. Firman shaleh is one of the people who has a big influence in the development of the hangout culture, he opened one of the first street coffee in the kotabaru area and paved the way for other street coffee to open. Despite experiencing various obstacles, Firman and the periphery continue to inspire and impact various street coffee cultures in the city of Yogyakarta.

Superette Story

1962

A look at the sales practices employed at the LPE Superette run by John Beasley on Berwick Street market.

Imphal Bazaar

1934

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

These Streets Will Never Look the Same

2024

A car slowly navigates the winding streets and disparate airwaves of the United States of America in search of the scars of capitalism in natural landscapes, urban environments, people, and wildife.

Wolverhampton into the Seventies

1970

Bricks and mortar makes way for concrete and reinforced steel as Wolverhampton sweeps the past aside in a modernist town planning utopia.

Alvey: Derbyshire Customs

1962

From Well Dressing to Garland Day and even elephants in Alfreton - a celebration of the traditional customs of Derbyshire.