The Castle is an intimate and impressionistic feature-length documentary exploring the Southwark landmark that is the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre. The film weaves together the lives of the Irish proprietor of the vast bingo hall, a fiercely independent and industrious Colombian seamstress, a charismatic Egyptian computer shop owner and engineer, a self proclaimed ‘Elephant and Castler’ – who’s been visiting the centre since it opened – and lastly the centre itself, a brutalist monolith filled with creaking escalators, endless vistas of bingo tables and antiquated slot machines.

Observing their everyday lives against a backdrop of imminent regeneration, the beauty of the centre and the humanity of its occupants are revealed. For, despite its impending fate, there is still life in this old beast, a steady beating heart of interior activity that belies its monolithic, run-down exterior.

Directed by Victoria Burns and produced by Loubna Turjuman, the production of The Castle was supported by a UAL Mead Fellowship Award.

Running time: 63 minutes.

Doors open at 18.30, for a 19.00 start.

Refreshments will be available in our licensed cafe/bar.

TICKETS & PRICING

This is a free event, donations to The Cinema Museum are encouraged.
Please book your seat on the event website.