Short film
Nubia Way
2023 · 21 min
A quiet, thoughtful documentary that lets people who built their own homes speak, mixing pride and frustration into a calm, informative watch.
- Directed by
- Timi Akindele-Ajani
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- Nubia Way was built in the 1990s by Fusions Jameen, London's first black housing co-operative in Downham, Lewisham. Constructed using the principles of Walter Segal, self-builders were offered long-term discounted rents in return for building the homes. Through interviews with the original self-builders, historians, architects and economists, this new documentary from the Architecture Foundation celebrates the legacy of Nubia Way and examines self-building as an act of resistance against the housing discrimination faced by Black British Communities.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Race, class, power, isolation
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Timi Akindele-Ajani
- Genres
- Documentary