There is tremendous talent and energy in East London, huge projects are taking shape here. The centre of London is moving East.
The film is made up short sections covering diverse topics ranging from art to infrastructure. It is being released as a series of editions, which you'll find under the film menu above.
View a short video of Gillian demonstrating watercolour painting.
A Picture of East London by Gillian Burrows and Alan Tucker is now available on DVD.
This film is an insider's view of the most exciting urban area in Britain. East London, which includes Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich has been completely transformed. The Docklands Light Railway has been running driverless trains for 21 years, 90,000 people work in Canary Wharf and work is well under way on the 2012 Olympic Park.
East End filmmaker, Alan Tucker, and Docklands artist, Gillian Burrows, have set out to banish the stereotypes and show the world what a wonderful place is London is becoming. Despite the financial crisis they are optimistic about the future of East London.
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DVD contains both Edition 1 & 2
£3.99 plus P&P
(62mins, PAL, all regions)