Film Archives - The Bristol Cable

Film

Watch: "I SEE" a poem to inspire and outrage, by Solomon O.B

“This is a movement, not a moment” : Watch Solomon OB’s performance of his poem “I SEE” written in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer

Solomon OB, Priyanka Raval and Manoel Bolutife Akure

Black History Month

Watch: Vulnerability, escapism and creativity, my experiences of lockdown as a young Bristolian

Shaheim Minzie, Olumide Osinoiki, Manoel Bolutife Akure and Priyanka Raval

Black History Month

Watch: "Britons never, never have been slaves?"

Edson Burton, Priyanka Raval and Paula Romero

Film

Watch: The struggle for the future of Britain's best street

A furore has kicked off over proposals to pedestrianise one of Bristol's most iconic streets, St Marks Road, with famous shop Sweetmart threatening to leave! Easton native Neil Maggs investigates whats going on behind the headlines.

Neil Maggs, Matt Buckner and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Coronavirus in Bristol

WATCH: Confinement Stories - a snapshot of life in lockdown Bristol

Priyanka Raval

Film

Watch: Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol

Priyanka Raval and Olumide Osinoiki

Film

Watch: The Kneel at the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol 2020

"We are killed for racially charged suspicions. Demonised even when found innocent. And fight for our mere existence."

Olumide Osinoiki

Coronavirus in Bristol

Watch: After the storm - powerful voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild

"I really hope this crisis has shown that we shouldn't return to normal." Beautiful scenes and moving voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild after the coronavirus storm.

Aphra Evans, Sandro Gromen-Hayes, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Barrett

Film

Watch: Resilience - An uplifting story of young mums on one of the UK's oldest council estates

A short documentary of young mums overcoming stigma through friendship on one of the UK's oldest council estates, Hillfields in Bristol.

Neil Maggs, Matt Buckner, The treatmentworx and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Film

Watch: Deliveroo Orders Rejected - a short documentary

The gig economy is getting bigger. But some workers are getting organised. In 2018, Bristol workers joined in.

Adam Cantwell-Corn, Melanie Vaxevanakis and The treatmentworx

Film

Watch: Authenticity in Cadbury Heath

Janice has been working at a family run community project for 22 years in Cadbury Heath, which is trying to fill the gaps left by austerity.

Neil Maggs, Matt Buckner and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Film

Watch: Hartcliffe Aspirations, a short doc with Paul Holbrook

A moving short film about Hartcliffe and aspiration with local lad and award winning film maker Paul Holbrook.

Neil Maggs, Matt Buckner and Adam Cantwell-Corn

City

Bristol Radical Film Festival: Q&A with Elizabeth Mizon

Bristol Radical Film Festival is back! We talked to one of the organisers, Elizabeth Mizon, about what this year’s festival has to offer.

Hannah Vickers

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Film

Taking on diversity beyond tokens

In December, the Cable brought together members of the local community and media organisations to discuss issues of representation.

Sandi Dheensa

Ideas and Action

‘In Our Hands’: Sowing seeds of change in farming

A new film made in Bristol about the Land Workers’ Alliance showcases producers “taking back control” from the industrial food system.

Lorna Stephenson

Ideas and Action

Watch: Together we can fight modern slavery

Animation ‘What do you see?’, by Sally Arthur, showing how modern slavery works in the UK.

Sally Arthur

Film

Watch: Battling for Bristol - Archives of social justice

A short documentary on Bristol’s history of social justice struggle.

David Parker and Colin Thomas

Ideas and Action

Watch: Battle in the Countryside

A behind the scenes short documentary looking at Bristol Hunt Saboteurs, the animal rights activists who clash with hunters in a weekly battle in the...

Adam Cantwell-Corn and The treatmentworx

City