Matthew Rosenberg

Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this unique role, set against changes in technology, society, and entertainment.

An oral history exploring the development of film projection and cinema in Kingston-on-Thames - from resident innovator Eadweard Muybridge through the heyday, decline, and re-emergence of cinema. Features interviews with historians, projectionists and usherettes as well as cinema-goers with rare footage and images from Kingston’s cinemas.

Oral history project exploring the history of London's holiday campers. From the 1930s to the 1980s London’s workers increasingly visited holiday camps such as Pontins and Butlins, or run by trade unions and other social groups. It became a tradition for generations of families - a highlight of the year for all ages.

A film made by Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association residents who talked to other ISHA residents about where they live and how they got there.

An exploration of the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, by the people living on it.

Interviews edited and combined with archive and personal photos as well as archive footage to make a unique documentary film starring local people.

A documentary film made by local young people looking at the history of their community from the 1960s to the 1980s with particular interest in the murder of Gurdeep Chaggar in 1976, the 1979 anti-fascist demonstrations and the death of Blair Peach and the 1981 burning down of the Hambrough Tavern.

The story of the NHS.

Golborne, West London, bordered by Ladbroke Grove, The Westway and the Grand Union Canal. An area that from the 1950s saw a unique struggle against poverty, greedy landlords, racism and political neglect to a musical backdrop of reggae, punk and carnival.

This project is an oral history of London's dock workers focusing on the fascinating history of the people who worked on the docks of London from the 1930s up until the closing of the docks from the 1970s.

A Social History of Textile Printing in Crayford.

Stories from Hatton Garden.

A documentary film based on oral history interviews with former printers and journalists.

Made by Stockwell Primary School with support from digital:works with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

North-West Kensington has a fascinating industrial and social history but is frequently overshadowed by neighbouring Notting Hill to the south and east. This film seeks to address this, putting the people who have lived there at the centre of this history and bringing to life for new generations the stories of the area, from overcrowding and street games, to housing campaigns, solidarirty and movements of people into the area, riots, industry, and even a declaration of independence from the rest of the United Kingdom.

A photographic installation under the Westway Flyover by Steve Mepsted.

Exploring the history of Pehlwani.

The story of Hengest.

This film is an oral history of the people who worked in the three main Thames side breweries in West London. These breweries were major employers - their smoke and smells dominating this part of London for hundreds of years.

Operation Pied Piper was the name of the plan designed to evacuate children from areas at risk from bombing and invasion.