Local filmmakers, Marcus Shepherd and Stow Film Lounge are celebrating 2,000 years of the Leytonstone High Road creating an original short film as a cinematic road trip through Leytonstone, past and present.
You can watch the first cut here and hear from local residents and business owners and discover Leytonstone's lost cinemas. The final cut will be premiered at the Nexus Centre, off Snowberry Close as part of Moving Pictures on Friday 1 October from 7pm.
The online first cut features:
Cliff from Cliff’s Shoe Repairs,
John, from Shelia’s Florist
Osiris, from Soul Food Farmacy
Gary, from Jerk and Juice
Peter, from Noted Eel & Pie House
Costakis from Mario’s Gent’s Hairdressing Salon
with contributions by Paul and Liza Fletcher, Gary Lewis and Dominic Stinton