About This Event

Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Film Screening: Power Station A community-owned energy plant The inspiring story of how 15 neighbours in Lynmouth Street, Walthamstow came together with local schools to create a community ‘power station’ by installing and connecting their solar panels into one unit. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse – a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives. The inspiring story of how 15 neighbours in Lynmouth Street, Walthamstow came together with local schools to create a community ‘power station’ by installing and connecting their solar panels into one unit. Directed by the duo, POWER STATION charts their turbulent journey, from pitching the idea to their neighbours and sleeping on the roof of their home to raising finance and launching a bid for a Christmas number one single. By turns funny and heartwarming, Powell and Edelstyn’s film is a vibrant portrait of their local neighbourhood, and a charming testament to the power of art in changing minds about what could be possible. DIRECTED BY HILARY POWELL & DAN EDELSTYN This film screening is part of the Cleaner, Greener Festival (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillingdon-cleaner-greener-festival-tickets-1990808229004) taking place in Uxbridge Town Centre. Description of image: Five people holding up signs: EVERY HOME A POWER STATION

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