Skateboarding film wins prestigious award

Skateboarding film wins prestigious award. A film produced by a University of Sussex academic about the battle to save a valuable London skate spot came away with a top prize at the Arts and Humanities Research Council's annual Research in Film Awards at London last night (10 November). 'You Can't Move History' is about Long Live South Bank's campaign to save the Undercroft Skate Spot from redevelopment by Lambeth Council in 2013. The documentary was produced by Dr Pollyanna Ruiz , lecturer in media and at the University of Sussex, alongside Dr Tim Snelson from UEA, Dr Rebecca Madgin from Glasgow University and Dr David Webb from Newcastle University, in collaboration with the Brazen Bunch. It was directed by skater turned filmmaker Winstan Whitter. The team beat four other shortlisted films and hundreds of other submissions to the prize at an awards ceremony held at BAFTA and will receive £2,000 towards their future filmmaking ambitions from the AHRC. The film can be viewed online here.
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