#IfTheStreetsWereOnFire part of the BBC Storyville series. Heart in my mouth viewing. Compulsive narrative. Beautifully shot. £1bn cut from youth services since 2010. Long may the outriders find a path, keep the faith and rebel. Safe passage Miles and Mac. BBC iPlayer BikeStormz

Mind absolutely blown. #Streets has been longlist for Best Feature Documentary next to films from #stevemcqueen, #kevinmacdonald & #errolmorris. Massive love and congrats everyone BIFA Gannesh Rajah T A P E Dorothy St Pictures TheDocSociety BFI Film London

#Streets has just been longlisted for its 4th BIFA. A huge day, for such a small indie film. Thank you so so much to everyone at Raindance Film Festival & BIFA T A P E Dorothy St Pictures TheDocSociety BFI Film London BBC Storyville Gannesh Rajah Fifty Fifty

"Independent documentary in the UK faces an existential threat and there is urgent need for coordinated, long-term interventions across the sector". Read more and sign the Documentary Film Council Open Letter here: bit.ly/OpenLetterDFC

'Hyper-relevant documentary' Sight and Sound magazine Thank you for the beautiful and thoughtful review Thomas Hobbs, we nearly missed this one. T A P E Dorothy St Pictures TheDocSociety BFI BIFA Film London BBC Storyville Gannesh Rajah

The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.

STREETS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR 4 BIFA AWARDS. 🪩🪩🪩🪩 WE CANNOT BELIEVE IT. We're so proud of this film, and it is the greatest of honours to know that the film industry is cheering it on. The biggest heartfelt thanks to everyone who voted. Thanks for believing. Gannesh Rajah

Thanks friends. Totally wild. So happy, deeply honoured. My brain completely malfunctioned and wouldn’t say the things it needed to in the moment. But to everyone who has watched and supported this film, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. BIFA thank you for believing.

Felt powerful hearing Mac's words in parliament - 'this is the battle that we're fighting... because they feel their children are safe' - doors away from the empty green benches that we see in the film. Massive thanks to Helen Hayes 💙🌹 and Sam Tarry - two MPs that do care.

Looking forward. Thanks for having us Women in Film & TV (UK) ✨ T A P E TheDocSociety Dorothy St Pictures BIFA BBC Storyville BFI

Alice Russell BIFA Gannesh Rajah I can believe it. It’s one of the best documentaries I have ever watched. Am still reeling. Congratulations and hope it’s another step towards changing things for young people. ❤️

Blood-boiling, heart-breaking, change-inspiring. All I can say is, watch this film. Watch. It. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… ⁦Alice Russell⁩ ⁦Stormzy⁩ #BikeStormz ⁦Playing Out⁩

After an internal WhatsApp group freak out it's time we share our excitement that both short film ESSEX GIRLS (Yero Timi-Biu Bus Angela Moneke, Simon Hatton) and IF THE STREETS WERE ON FIRE (Alice Russell, Gannesh Rajah Dorothy St Pictures ) have been longlisted for BAFTAs!

"Without those brave Palestinian journalists on the ground, there will be no one to tell the rest of the world about the ongoing, horrific impact of this war on the innocent people of Gaza." My MSNBC commentary on Gaza and the killing of journalists:

Great to read ⁦⁦Ciaran Thapar⁩ brilliant interview with the outstanding Director ⁦⁦Alice Russell⁩ of the award winning documentary ⁦If the Streets were on Fire⁩ - get out there & watch ⁦BAFTA⁩ nominated doc if you haven’t already!!! open.substack.com/pub/ciaranthap…

So happyyy. Could there be a better start to 2024? ❤️‍🔥 Thank you-thank you-thank you-thank you @bafta We are so honoured to see Streets in the Outstanding Debut category amongst such incredible films Gannesh Rajah Dorothy St Pictures T A P E TheDocSociety BFI Film London

So looking forward to chatting Streets on Thursday. Thanks again for having us.

🔱🧿 I had the pleasure of hosting a masterclass with the double BIFA winning team of If the Streets were on Fire which is on BBC iPlayer & BBC Storyville for Women in Film & TV (UK) last week. 🎙️ Thanks for the candid chat, director Alice Russell & executive producer Dorothy St Pictures JULIA. 🎬👏🏽

Otherfield is an intimate grassroots festival dedicated to independent non-fiction films. Taking place in Sussex from 2-4 August, this year's programme sees audience members Mohamed Jabaly & Alice Russell return to screen their work and run workshops. otherfield.uk

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