Full Programme
Monday 7th - friday 11th july
The week-long Trellick53 film programme is presented on an outdoor cinema screen at the base of Trellick Tower. All films are FREE to view.
The theme this year is ROOTS & BRANCHES. Films will connect us to the natural world or the perspective of the wilderness and take us into an exploration of roots and beginnings. What grows from a seed or a moment to become something memorable?
LOCATION: Access is via the ramp on Elkstone Road. A map is at the bottom of this page.
SOUND QUALITY: All film-goers are provided with high quality at no charge. This means you get the best possible cinema experience and our local resident hosts are undisturbed.
PARENTS: We include links to the IMDB page for each film, including the Parent Guide (a detailed description of film content), so that you can make the decision on whether you are comfortable with your children enjoying these films.
MONDAY 7TH - FRIDAY 11TH : FILMS ON SHOW
Monday 7th July
3.30 - Family Feature: Over the Hedge
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.
5.30 - Portobello Film Festival presents
local film - made locally or about the local area
The Alias And More To Life - Mark Jay. Music Video. 7 mins.
Two music videos created in 2003/4 for West London / Ladbroke Grove based UK Hip Hop artists Border Crossing. Filmed in and featuring members of the All Stars Boxing Gym Harrow Road
Square One - Akash Prasad Drama 9 mins
When two friends find themselves at a stalemate, one must decide whether he's willing to make a change or go back to Square One and help out his friend again.
Half Man, Half Sweetcorn - Molly Brown 2 mins
Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction UK
Mock trailer for a non-existent 1950s science fiction film in which atomic radiation turns a farmer into an ear of sweetcorn.
Jama The Dandy - Olivia Rutherford Documentary 20 mins
Local colourful legend and spreader of joy Jama Elmi explains his philosophy.
Breath Of Another - Sheridan Seraphin. 13 mins
Psychological drama. A man with low self esteem finds love in a toxic work environment .
The Rope - Saba Javar animation 17 mins London (Iran)
A man and his mother are bound by an uncut umbilical cord, limiting their lives. After her death, he must choose between freedom or decaying alongside her, consumed by worms.
I Exist - Fatemeh Mokhtari Drama 11 mins
London (Iran) In a village school, Reza helps hard-of-hearing Zahra prepare for a reward-winning exam. Challenges test their dream, revealing the quiet power of friendship, empathy,
and resilience against adversity
and resilience against adversity
Chad Lelong film - Spot Trellick. London 10 mins
Art/Documentary
80 min programme
7.00 - Evening Feature: One love (15)
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
tuesday 8th July
3.30 - Family Feature: The Lorax
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
5.30 - Community: Portobello Film Festival presents
local film - made locally or about the local area
Denmark Doesn‘t Exist Joseph Archer Comedy 10 mins
People are starting to believe an online conspiracy that Denmark doesn’t exist. One UK woman does everything she can to convince her best friend that it does.
Arcadia Grace Louey Drama 5 mins
children play in a Covid lockdown.
Forgotten But Not Gone Boyu Wang Drama. 14 mins
Forced to go digital when the local bank shuts an old man struggles to adapt to changes in the modern world
A Cross To Bear. Joseff Morgan. Documentary. 10 mins.
A devout Christian with a difficult past attempts to scale the highest mountain in Wales with a large wooden cross as he searches fo inner peace through forgiveness.
Put on The Costume. Ian Floodgate. Fiction, LGBTQIA+. 3 mins UK
The transformation of a drag queen.
The World is on Fire Jeff Cousins. Climate Change/Music Film. 3 mins UK
Heath Common and Drusilla Verney have been working together for many years and following recent successful collaborations they have decided to embark upon musical and film projects promoting climate change.
We Power On For Men’s Health Alex Jordan Connor 13 mins Documentary
After a major anxiety attack Chris Waller set up a men’s walk and talk network to support the local area.
Trellick Tour - The Movie! Chad Lelong. Photo documentary. 5 mins London
A short film of me cycling around Trellick Tower, capturing multiple angles
Graffiti and Street Art In Notting Hill John James 15 mins
Photographic record of street art in North Kensington and the Hall Of Fame Trellick Tower.
73 min programme
7.00 - Evening Feature: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (15)
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
My Neighbour Totoro
Little Shop of Horrors
The Colour of Transformation
The Colour of Transformation
wednesday 9th July
3.30 - Family Feature: My Neighbour Totoro
5.30 - Community: Revision Films presents The Colour of Transformation
A documentary introduces seven women sharing stories of personal and systems change as they pursue careers in the fields of conservation, land justice, the outdoors and natural history. After agriculture, the conservation industry is the second least diverse sector in the UK.
The Colour of Transformation features contributions from Miranda Lowe CBE (Natural History Museum), Rhiane Fatinikun (Black Girls Hike), Chantelle Lindsay (CBeebies), Nadia Shaikh (Right to Roam) and more.
Directed by Bryony Ella in partnership with Butterfly Conservation
45mins
7.00 - Evening Feature: Revision films presents Little Shop of Horrors (15)
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
thursday 10th July
3.30 - Family Feature: March of the Penguins
This amazing film tells a story of love and survival in frozen Antarctica and follows the mating ritual of emperor penguins. In summer they find a mate, who lays an egg and leaves to feed. The father protects the egg during the harsh winter until it hatches in spring and the mother returns to feed her young.
5.30 - Portobello Film Festival presents
local film - made locally or about the local area
Portobello in Crescendo. Terese Mendiguren Documentary 17 mins.
This is the story of the Portobello Orchestra, an amateur group made up from a lively and friendly musicians. Their social life extends beyond the rehearsals.
Soulous. Mary Feliciano. Experimental dance film. 15 mins
Soulous is an open conversation between the subjects in the video and their reflection in regards to voluntary and forced diasporic movements and it explores identity, trauma, and human connection through a choreographed performance, blending dance, visual art, and personal history to create a reflective, immersive experience.
Whodunnit Sasha List Film noir / fashion film 1 min Local London
'Whodunit' is a fashion film that takes inspiration from classic film noir. It's a murder mystery with four characters: a detective, a femme fatale, a killer, and a victim
Lily’s Carnival film. 15 mins
Lily’s Carnival’ follows Artist Lily’s inspirational, self-led Documentary following her year long, self-curated Carnival-centric Internship which culminated in a multi-media performance at The MoL’s Annual Celebration.
Our Soho Toulouse Sasha MacDonnell. Documentary Film. 32 mins.
Our Soho is a documentary film starring Soho. Toulouse and Kaylan are two 11 year old boys from Soho Parish Primary school who decided to document their community. They have interviewed local businesses, institutes and residents to find out what makes Soho unique. A film about a world famous location, told by 2 local children.
80 min programme
7.00 - Evening Feature: A Complete Unknown
In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world.
friday 11th July
3.30 - Family Feature: Moana 2
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.
5.30 - Portobello Film Festival presents
local film - made locally or about the local area
A Palette Perspective: Collection. By Lucac Czerwinkii. 3 mins.
Short Art Documentary. UK The documentary covers 3 different creatives all covering their unique skills/profession for a minute each
The Northern Line series. Leire Egaña. Drama. 25 mins.
Set around London’s Northern Line tube stations, four short stories re-tell some of the most famous greek myths adapted to our contemporary world.
Tiny Mad Animals David Maybrick LGBTQ+ Drama 15 mins
Ben is moving out to live with his girlfriend.His housemate & old friend Alex has something he wants to say before he leaves. It could make or break their friendship.
Soho's Cinema Tales Henry Scott-Irvine Arts Documentary Short 17 mins
On the day that COVID restrictions were lifted in London, Henry Scott-Irvine visited the locations of former film sites in Soho's Square mile, to relate historic and personal involvement.
The Unsaid / Part 1. Anton Mirto 12 mins
How do we measure what's been left unsaid between us? Documentation of a local Community Street Performance The Unsaid/1, sees local people slow-walk from different directions the length of the Portobello road with string linking them mouth to mouth, creating space to listen and time to hear.
72 min programme
7.00 - Evening Feature: Batman Begins
After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
PLEASE NOTE: FILMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE FOR CURRENT PROGRAMME AND TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ANY CHANGES
LOCATION
Trellick Tower is in a central West London location, close to many other great spaces.
Located at the top end of Golborne Road and Portobello Road - home to two incredible and world renowned London STREET MARKETS
LOCAL PARKS include Meanwhile Gardens, Emslie Horniman's Pleasance and Wormwood Scrubs all within 2-10mins walk
NEARBY SHOPS and ATMs: Golborne Road, Ladbroke Grove, Portobello Road and a large Sainsbury's within 10mins walk
POSTCODE: W10 5NY
NEAREST TUBE: Westbourne Park on Hammersmith & City/Circle Line
BUSES: 7, 18, 23, 31, 28, 228, 295, 328
Entrance down the ramp on Elkstone Road
