Synopsis

This film presents the lives of a number of noteworthy women from London’s recent history. The first woman, Octavia Hill, was a pioneer of social housing and founded the “open spaces” movement, the forerunner to environmentalism. The next, Amy Ashwood Garvey, was a pan-Africanist who started the United Negro Improvement Association with her then husband, Marcus Garvey. The third story is that of Claudia Jones, the Trinidadian activist and “mother” of the Notting Hill Carnival. Jayaben Desai, the final woman profiled, is a factory worker who campaigned for the rights of Black and Asian workers. Featuring interviews with a number of famous Londoners, Hidden Herstories is a revealing tribute to four remarkable women, each with a dream to change the world they lived in.

Details

(60mins) | United Kingdom

Language:

English

Production

Directors:

The Octavia Hill Youth Film Collective

The Octavia Hill Youth Film Collective is a group of 20 young filmmakers-eight girls, 12 boys- who came together to make this film as part of a community initiative, organised by the Octavia Foundation of London.