Tuesday 7 July 2009

5 months on...

So, nearly 5 months have passed...
It still feels strange not being there, not doing what we were doing, together...
Life has been hard for many.
I occasionally get a chance to stop by the old Spike gates. It's really heart-breaking to not be allowed in there. It's hard to see the security and the dogs and the lack of activity, the lack of laughter and the lack of creativity within those gates. The first time the Council visited they said they wouldn't be able to sell it. It still seems they haven't managed yet.
There has been some good news... the Spike film finally got finished and it's been receiving quite a lot of attention... it was shown along with 10 other shortlisted films in the Fast Forward Film Festival held at the LCC, Elephant and Castle the other day, and it turned out that we won! We get 5 grand to make a new film. It'll be amazing to have a budget!

Anyway, here's the award winning film, The Spike Story... see what you think. It's 15 minutes and it's the whole story so far.. as we know it!