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Behind the Scenes of Indie Streamers at Leytonstone Loves Film

On Saturday 18th September I, with the help of the Barbican team, will curate a day long installation celebrating three platforms curating and streaming bespoke content.

The installation will run from 12-8pm at Leytonstone Library and at 6:30pm you can join an exclusive Q&A where the creators of each platform will be discussing their experiences of creating their own websites and maintaining their platforms. The Q&A will be super handy for those who want to create their own platforms.

Please have a look at the platforms below and reserve your ticket for Q&A here. 

FEATURED PLATFORMS

GOOD WICKEDRY is an online cinema platform driven by carefully considered curation. We want to cut through the noise of excessive content by highlighting one great thing at a time, showing one film per week.

These bold and invigorating choices can be new or old, from any genre, and any format, with an especial focus on shorts - narrative films, docs, art vids, music vids, experimental, animation, etc. Platforming of BIPOC and female filmmakers is also of especial importance. This variety will build a stronger and more nuanced, but also universal, picture of the make-up of our cinematic world. 

Created by The T A P E Collective

REFORM THE FUNK is an independent cultural platform created in a bid to reform basic social structures, challenging the status quo by promoting thought-provoking and emotive art. Ours is an outlet to feature the cultural taste-makers today, unveil those fighting against cultural malaise across the planet, and enlighten, through discourse and collaborative efforts. The aim of the space is to provide a narrative that represents culture in its true respect.

In typical mainstream media, many taste-makers are forgone, despite having a huge influence and presence in their respective communities, if they are yet to be labelled as popular or trendy. In contrast, this platform's purpose is to provide a genuine insight into inspiring people worldwide, regardless of their prevalence.

Reform The Funk delivers in-depth content which can serve as a cultural reference for ideas and inspiration. A platform for tastemakers – Reform The Funk – for those who influence popular culture.

Created by Derrick Kakembo

Nights In is a subscription based streaming site celebrating independent short films and content from across the globe, created by founder Bisoye Babalola BEM.

About the Creator:

Hi, I’m Caroline from UNDR LNDN and I wanted to push myself.

I had to ask myself what I was looking for and what excited me. Excited me even being someone who creates and curates entertainment for a living. What could be a valuable contribution to the festival?

It took me a while to think and I was transparent with the team that I needed time. I heard a quote once by the Great Nipsey Hussle; “kids spell love T-I-M-E”.

I knew I needed time. To be honest, I was feeling exhausted by what once fuelled me. The streaming era was something I once loved and then I felt I was unable to keep up with. I felt out of touch with the platforms but yet still subscribed to most of them. I ended up watching less and less. 

Yet I still created and curated and was trying to find that spark again. My experimental mindset was seeing some of my friends start up their own streaming sites and I was inspired. Could this be the GRM Daily or SBTV for film? I love subcultures, not just to be different but to say something. I was looking for some more niche content, something more curated. If I was looking for something to watch, I didn't want to spend 90 minutes doing it. 

I started to think about curating a installation and celebrating these local creatives who have sourced independent content and built their own websites to celebrate work that challenges the ‘mainstream’ Don’t get me wrong, I love a bit of Netflix, Prime or Now TV but I also wanted to find something new.

Please check out all the other events at the festival here and thank you to the LLF and Barbican team for making this happen.

Plus also listen to this podcast Interview by Stuart Wright from The Britflicks Podcast where we alongside other event hosts from Leytonstone Loves Film 2021 talk more about the event.