Inside the Radical Film School: London's free alternative programme training a new wave of political filmmakers
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The Radical Film School is a free, alternative education programme in London founded by Saeed Taji Farouky that travels through major festivals and independent spaces to train politically astute filmmakers. The article explores the school's manifesto and how it enables independent filmmaking within a UK film industry that heavily relies on state investment. It examines how the programme is producing a new wave of renegade filmmakers who challenge dependence on nationally backed film infrastructure.
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· 3 pulledAnyone immersed in London's avant-garde scene will have likely come across the programme known as the Radical Film School.
They have produced politically astute filmmakers who are working to change our dependence on a nationally backed film industry, from the inside.
But what exactly is their manifesto, and how is this level of independent filmmaking possible in a UK industry largely reliant on state investment?
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