Press · 2026
Freedom & Balance - Authors of the Estate
Drone operator
- Director
- Abdou Cissé
- Production
- Freedom & Balance · An Ugly Child · Supernormal
- Producers
- George Telfer, Abdou Cissé
- Cinematography
- Jake Hunter, Henry Gill
- Editor
- Marnie Hollande
- Music
- Bashy
A documentary short set on the St Raphael's and Chalkhill estates in north-west London, where André Anderson's Freedom & Balance project turned an estate into a publishing house and residents into published authors. Premiered in Leicester Square and screened at BlackStar Film Festival 2026. Longlisted for the 2026 Grierson British Documentary Awards in the Analogue Best Documentary Short category.
Credit
Drone Operator: Barney Clark, Stem Studios
Coverage
The Grierson Trust2026 British Documentary Awards longlist - Analogue Best Documentary Short
Directors NotesAbdou Cissé's 'Authors of the Estate' captures the magic of a community taking their story into their own hands
BUILDHOLLYWOODAuthors of the Estate are rewriting the city, from the ground up
Culture CustodianBlackStar Film Festival 2026: Abdou Cissé captures the power of a community shaping its own narrative
ShortverseAuthors of the Estate
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