V&A East Robin Hood Young Producers invite you to a powerful showcase of film and discussion that explores the layered history of Robin Hood Gardens, a social housing estate in Poplar home to many communities, that was demolished between 2017 and 2025. Do Ho Suh made a film visualising its bold brutalist architecture and this evening young people share their stories of the people who lived there.
Through oral histories, poetry, performance and film, their work offers a personal look at life in the area—set against a backdrop of an ongoing housing crisis and distorted media perceptions. This event is in response to The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House.
The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House is in partnership with Genesis. Supported by The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh Supporters Circle and Tate Members.
The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House public programme is supported by the Korean Cultural Centre UK.
Hanifah Anam
Hanifah Anam is a writer and storyteller, passionate about history and archiving. She seeks to focus on capturing the untold histories of East London, where she was raised. As a member of the Bengali diaspora, she aims to portray the lived experiences of the British-Bengali community, exploring their migration stories and forgotten struggles. This drives her interest in archiving memories, collecting these stories and understanding the importance and effect they have on newer generations.
Ikram Chowdhury
Ikram Chowdhury is a poet seeking to honour the intersections of habitat, heritage, and humanity. As a British-Bangladeshi Muslim hailing from East London, Ikram’s interests are broad, from illustrations of cultural identity to the visual and literary arts across mediums. Ikram was editor of the V&A East publication Robin Hood: The Arts of Occupation, and currently works in the education sector. He holds a BSc in Politics and Philosophy from the LSE.
Sadia Aziza
I am an actor and photographer from East London, with an interest in exploring social issues through the lens of imagination and the subconscious. Living in Robin Hood Gardens during my teenage years, I was shaped by the effects of social and institutional neglect. The media and culture I consumed guided me through the anger that arose from such systemic failures. My background in film and literature allows me to weave cultural artefacts with lived experience, creating work that interrogates power structures and societal issues.
Nate Agbetu
Nate Agbetu is a cultural curator, strategist, and educator, and the founder of Free Form World. Their work highlights emergent thinking through research, art, and speculative design, existing in the space between culture and social innovation. From community gardens to films, lectures and arts programming, Nate’s practice explores how collective imagination can be a tool for shaping near futures. Past collaborators include Re:Arc Institute, V&A, the Design Museum, Nike, Gucci and more.
This event will be subtitled.
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- The Cinema is seated
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