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Posts Tagged ‘Hackney Picturehouse’

‘Impossible not to be curious’: Photographer challenges stereotype of nomadic Mongolians with exhibition on yurt-dwelling commuters

By Marion Weaver | Wednesday 26 April 2023 at 12:02

Despite being warned off, Cath Forrest documented the community of professionals who live in tents and work in the city

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‘Each one contributed to Hackney’: Plaque honouring late African-Caribbean musicians to be unveiled on Mare Street

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 11 November 2022 at 11:51

Twenty-four artists will feature on the memorial outside the former Ocean venue, which is now the Hackney Picturehouse

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Hackney Mayor ‘proud’ as London Living Wage hike announced

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 6 November 2017 at 13:12

Rate up 45p to £10.20 an hour as borough celebrates start of Living Wage Week 2017

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Picturehouse investigates allegations of ‘cyber attacks’ by union members

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 6 July 2017 at 08:29

Screen giant claims an email sent from a union address ‘instructed employees to encourage attacks’ on its website in support of long-running strike action

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Union boss slams Picturehouse following employee’s suspension

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 7 June 2017 at 14:02

Gerry Morrissey accuses film chain of ‘intimidating’ staff, some of whom have been striking over its refusal to pay a voluntary living wage

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Summer loving: the East End Film Festival returns on 2 June – read our full preview

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 May 2017 at 17:45
Screen burn - we look forward to the 16th East End Film Festival. All images courtesy East End Film Festival

Read on for details of a nuclear double-bill, Brexit and Tupac profiled, a Caribbean take on Shakespeare, an Eastenders alumnus’ directorial debut and much more…

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London Short Film Festival: Hackney cinemas to play leading role as programme announced for 2017

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 22 December 2016 at 11:34

Next month’s festival includes a special focus on the LGBTQ community

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Council under fire over use of ‘low pay employers’ in new recycling rewards scheme

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 16 November 2016 at 15:08
Cllr Demirci with local campaigners

‘Bitter irony’ that the scheme’s launch coincided with Mayor Glanville’s pledge to tackle poverty pay

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Hackney Picturehouse staff to don Harry Potter costumes in latest strike over London Living Wage

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 16 November 2016 at 12:08

Cinema workers to ramp up pressure on Picturehouse to pay staff a minimum of £9.75 an hour with third walk out in a month

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Wes Anderson puppeteer spooks Hackney Wick with Halloween ‘pumpkin bridge’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 31 October 2016 at 15:24

Whilst most of Hackney woke up engulfed in an eerie fog, Hackney Wickers were treated to a spooky pumpkin extravaganza

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Discovering the long lost cinemas of Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 28 October 2016 at 16:27

A former programmer at the Rio and now Head of Cinema at the Barbican looks back at the surprisingly rich history of Hackney’s cinemas

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Action! Hackney Picturehouse staff to strike over cinema’s refusal to pay London Living Wage

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 11 October 2016 at 18:02
Hackney Picturehouse May

Cinema workers are calling on Hackney Picturehouse to pay its staff a minimum of £9.40 an hour – a figure calculated as the basic cost of living in London

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Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Fest: this year’s programme announced

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 6 October 2016 at 13:56

East London cinemas, galleries, pop-up venues and basement clubs to host film screenings as well as experimental art, workshops, interactive walks and parties

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Blue Pen, film preview: Breaking the silence

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 August 2016 at 11:46
Dorothy Lawrence as Sapper Dennis Smith.

Inspired by the tragic story of war reporter Dorothy Lawrence, Blue Pen looks at the lives of women journalists whose voices have been silenced

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Helping hoarders to make room

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 3 June 2016 at 11:30
Hoarding

Charity event at Hackney Picturehouse to offer advice and support to declutter the lives of people with hoarding conditions

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London Short Film Festival: what's on out East

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 5 January 2016 at 12:21

Shorts offering a snapshot of modern Britain are on at Hackney Picturehouse, the Ace Hotel and the Round Chapel in Lower Clapton

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Urban montage: Charlotte Ginsborg’s Melior Street

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 11 August 2015 at 14:22

New documentary by Charlotte Ginsborg explores the soul of a changing street

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Jem Cohen: 'By some standards I'm kind of invisible'

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 12 May 2015 at 10:00

Veteran New York filmmaker Jem Cohen talks about the meaningless of the word ‘indie’, the resilience of cities and having a poor sense of direction

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Russell Brand gets angry about inequality at Hackney film screening

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 22 April 2015 at 11:54

Comedian and activist defends his stance not to vote at Hackney Picturehouse screening of his film The Emperor’s New Clothes

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London Short Film Festival gets underway this weekend

By East End Review | Friday 9 January 2015 at 10:00

Billed as a snapshot of 21st century Britain, this year’s festival received a record number of submissions

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