The Street

This is a very entertaining yet thought provoking look into the emotive topic of gentrification. I thought the film was quite ambitious in its attempt to look into the various forces causing gentrification yet it has managed to keep the film grounded and personable by looking at it through the eyes of those directly involved or affected by it. The film is wonderfully shot which perhaps is not surprising as it was apparently made by an award winning photographer). The absence of a narrator is refreshing as it lets you come to your own conclusions on such a complex issue. The editing was particularly well crafted as it managed to weave together a variety of emotive topics into a compelling and layered vision of gentrification which could easily have overwhelmed the film. Instead its a poignant portrait of a changing London in the 21st century. Highly recommended.