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This film is an example of the documentary work produced under the bfi’s own auspices. This film documents the disappearance of part of London’s East End. It is a record of the Jewish community who lived in the area around Hessel Street for over 70 years. It captures life in the synagogue and on the streets, all of which are about to be replaced by high-rise flats. The film was made in co-operation with the Jewish Chronicle. In terms both of technique and personnel the film interestingly exemplifies the cross-fertilisation between television and non broadcast documentary of the period: having begun making experimental documentaries for the bfi, Robert Vas went on to direct and produce for the BBC until his premature death in 1978. Several other film makers of Vas’ generation represented in the NFTVA, such as Mike Grigsby and Dennis Mitchell, similarly straddle the divide between broadcast and non broadcast approaches and in some cases worked across these different media. |
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