Waves of immigration from the former Yugoslavia, the new EU accession countries, as well as Russia, have brought many East Europeans to London, changing the ‘urban feel’ of London.
We will focus on the impact this has had:
Through the documentary workshop we want to explore the idea that there are different (but also similar and overlapping) parallel ‘Londons’: groups of East European immigrants inhabit and imagine London in their own manner, creating specific networks and mental maps of the city, and interacting with other Londoners in culturally specific ways.