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Polly II – A Plan for a Revolution in Docklands

Anja Kirschner and David Panos’ first long-form narrative films stemmed from the experience of gentrification in East London, and the forms of collective direct action that had emerged in opposition to real estate development. Often working with amateurs and non-actors from their local area, these works transposed the principles of the Brechtian learning play, to the imaginary spaces of cinematic and televisual genres. Polly II – A Plan for a Revolution in Docklands (2006, dur: 30 min), conjured up a sci-fi vision of a drowned London where acts of piracy threaten the plans of scheming developers and local politicians.

This screening of Polly II will be followed by a discussion between London based writer and contributing editor to Mute magazine, Benedict Seymour, and New York based sociologist Sharon Zukin. Seymour and Zukin have both written extensively about the effects of gentrification and regeneration in their respective cities and beyond.











When: Mon., Nov. 5, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Where: Artists Space
55 Walker St.
212-226-3970
Price: $5
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Anja Kirschner and David Panos’ first long-form narrative films stemmed from the experience of gentrification in East London, and the forms of collective direct action that had emerged in opposition to real estate development. Often working with amateurs and non-actors from their local area, these works transposed the principles of the Brechtian learning play, to the imaginary spaces of cinematic and televisual genres. Polly II – A Plan for a Revolution in Docklands (2006, dur: 30 min), conjured up a sci-fi vision of a drowned London where acts of piracy threaten the plans of scheming developers and local politicians.

This screening of Polly II will be followed by a discussion between London based writer and contributing editor to Mute magazine, Benedict Seymour, and New York based sociologist Sharon Zukin. Seymour and Zukin have both written extensively about the effects of gentrification and regeneration in their respective cities and beyond.

Buy tickets/get more info now