A Gal and her Gallery

A 60 minute documentary which tells the story of Chili Hawes, Director of the October Gallery, and of how with a team of artists and friends, she rescued a derelict building in London and turned it into a world renowned, pioneering gallery of contemporary cutting edge work of extraordinary artists from around the world.

Official selection, ReelHeART International Film Festival (RHIFF), 2009
Toronto, Canada
Official selection, New Beijing International Movie Week, March 2009
Beijing, China
Winner, International Film Festival South Africa
South Africa

Additional Accolades:

  • Selected for Waterford Film Festival, Ireland 2008
  • Culture & Cultures Intercultural Film Festival, France 2009
  • Winner Silver Palm Award, Mexico Film Festival 2009

Credits

Narrator Joe Staines
Music - Saffron Allen
Dubbing Mixer - Andrew Sears
Online Editor - Tim Sparks
Editor - Shelagh Brady
Executive Producer - Simon Campbell-Jones
Filmed, Written & Directed by Suzanne Campbell-Jones

El Anatsui
Elisabeth Lalouschek
Kenji Yoshida
Rachid Koraichi
Fiona Foley
Romuald Hazoume

With reference to the works of:

Gerald Wilde
William Burroughs
Aubrey Williams
Xu Zhongmin
and artists from Mexico, Peru, Papua New Guinea and Queensland Australia.