EastSide Story
Following a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of the lives of young people from two east London estates.
Filmed over several months in Waltham Forest, London Borough of Culture 2019, imagine… follows a group of young people from two local estates in as they take part in a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of their lives for good.
Working with youth and performances coaches and guided by mentors from the arts world, including the artistic director of the Young Vic Kwame Kwei-Armah, 22-year-old Leytonstone-born actor, writer and director Harris Dickinson, EastEnders actress and comedian Tameka Empson and producer and composer Talvin Singh, the participants will write and perform a musical based on their lives.
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Clips
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EASTSIDE STORY CURTAIN UP
Duration: 01:45
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HARRIS BARES ALL
Duration: 00:55
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KWAME TELLS IT LIKE IT IS
Duration: 02:43
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alan Yentob |
| Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
| Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
| Executive Producer | Clare Paterson |
| Director | Clare Lockhart |
| Producer | Clare Lockhart |
