Sav Kyriacou

Filmes

Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists
Director
Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this unique role, set against changes in technology, society, and entertainment.
Escaping the Blitz
Editor
Operation Pied Piper was the name of the plan designed to evacuate children from areas at risk from bombing and invasion.
Brewing Stories
Editor
This film is an oral history of the people who worked in the three main Thames side breweries in West London. These breweries were major employers - their smoke and smells dominating this part of London for hundreds of years.
Panjabis of Southall
Editor
This oral history documentary tells the story of early pioneering Panjabis who migrated to Southall in the 1950s and 1960s, their journey, settlement & struggles to establish themselves at work, in housing, in business and cultivate cultural activities for their community.
On the Docks
Editor
This project is an oral history of London's dock workers focusing on the fascinating history of the people who worked on the docks of London from the 1930s up until the closing of the docks from the 1970s.
Battersea Junction: Stories from Winstanley and York Road Estates
Editor
Interviews edited and combined with archive and personal photos as well as archive footage to make a unique documentary film starring local people.
Sherbet Dab
Editor
There are many stories, funny, sad and poignant, and through these stories we get an insight into the history of the men and women who have driven the famous black cab.
A Spot Called Crayford - The Story of Hengest
Editor
The story of Hengest.
Panjabi Wrestling
Editor
Exploring the history of Pehlwani.
Towards a New Jerusalem - The Birth of the NHS
Editor
The story of the NHS.
The Weekend Millionaires
Editor
An Oral History of the Thames Lightermen.
Tailored Stories
Editor
This film celebrates the history and skills of the men and women in the bespoke tailoring industry with candid stories of pride and hardship, working conditions, conflict and camaraderie and brushes with the famous and powerful. Most of all, this film puts those who have made the area synomomous with the highest quality craftsmanship at the centre of this history.
Home from Home
Editor
ANZACs in Westminster.
More Hot for No.5
Editor
North-West Kensington has a fascinating industrial and social history but is frequently overshadowed by neighbouring Notting Hill to the south and east. This film seeks to address this, putting the people who have lived there at the centre of this history and bringing to life for new generations the stories of the area, from overcrowding and street games, to housing campaigns, solidarirty and movements of people into the area, riots, industry, and even a declaration of independence from the rest of the United Kingdom.
Orphans
Editor
A photographic installation under the Westway Flyover by Steve Mepsted.
Banging Out - Fleet Street Remembered
Editor
A documentary film based on oral history interviews with former printers and journalists.
Young Rebels - The Story of the Southall Youth Movement
Editor
A documentary film made by local young people looking at the history of their community from the 1960s to the 1980s with particular interest in the murder of Gurdeep Chaggar in 1976, the 1979 anti-fascist demonstrations and the death of Blair Peach and the 1981 burning down of the Hambrough Tavern.
Wild West 10 - Golborne Stories of Struggle and Resistance
Editor
Golborne, West London, bordered by Ladbroke Grove, The Westway and the Grand Union Canal. An area that from the 1950s saw a unique struggle against poverty, greedy landlords, racism and political neglect to a musical backdrop of reggae, punk and carnival.
Lappings, Lemel & Sweeps
Producer
Stories from Hatton Garden.
Fabric of Our Town
Editor
A Social History of Textile Printing in Crayford.
Stall Stories: A History of Brixton Market
Editor
Made by Stockwell Primary School with support from digital:works with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
One Below the Queen: Rowley Way Speaks for Itself
Editor
An exploration of the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, by the people living on it.
I Wouldn't Need a Mansion
Editor
A film made by Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association residents who talked to other ISHA residents about where they live and how they got there.
Brick Lane
Editor
An animation of real life people in and around Brick Lane talking about their faith. Made by digital:works with local young adults and young people.