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.
Credit
Drone Operator: Barney Clark, Stem Studios
Coverage
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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