The Yorkshire Film Archive at York St John University save and celebrate screen heritage made in or about Yorkshire. They connect broad and diverse audiences to their cultural and socially significant collection that reflects the life, landscape, and identity of the people of the region since the 1890s. Together with their sister archive in the North East they form the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, a unique pan-regional resource with over 75,000 moving image artefacts. They unlock the collections for artists, academics, curators, programmers, researchers, and producers to reveal compelling stories from the vaults. www.yfanefa.com
Two Backyards in Beeston Hill
Inspiring video about tackling poor housing in Leeds.
This video looks at the run-down housing and property of Beeston Hill, Leeds. Three young boys have helped a resident restore her garden - first described as a tip, now full of flowers and winner of honourable mention for Beeston in Bloom. Some of the young residents talk about how they work with their neighbours to enhance the area using flowers and greenery. The benefits can be seen throughout the community.
Hope and community aspirations for a new millennium. A snapshot of the not-too-distant past shows how radically life has changed for one West Yorkshire community.
Beeston is an area of Leeds which has drawn unhappy international attention more than once in recent decades. Struggles with economic disadvantage, crime, drugs and derelict homes have created unbearable living conditions for some residents. But this is a community which has refused to be daunted by the scale of the challenge and has found imaginative ways to tackle its many problems. These videos provide evidence of the difference strategic funding can make at a grass roots level and the power of community action.
