Song of the Suburbs

Song of the Suburbs

2025
21m
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Overview

The suburbs are often portrayed as dull, conformist and hermetic. But with over 80% of the UK population calling these areas home, this playful yet empathetic short film challenges enduring stereotypes by centring the experiences and eccentricities of their numerous residents. The development of these spaces, and the narratives surrounding them, has been captured over the past 100 years by early filmmakers, citizen journalists, amateur documentarians and, most recently, a growing charge of online moving image creators – all brought together here to reveal the multiple identities and realities underneath the cultural image.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Cantonese English

Keywords

kitsch immigration poltergeist allotment garden suburbia sociology archive footage new town social history suburban welfare states eccentricity north korea milton keynes family's house bfi children playing

Quick Facts

Release Date October 11, 2025
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Owen Hatherley
Owen Hatherley

Interviewee

Janis Tate
Janis Tate

Interviewee

William Doyle
William Doyle

Interviewee

Kitty Ray Harper Fedorec
Kitty Ray Harper Fedorec

Interviewee

Thelma Johnston
Thelma Johnston

Interviewee

Key Crew

Graham Williamson
Director
Kitty Robertson
Producer