NEW RELEASE
Power Station with Q&A + Free Solar & Retrofit Advice
Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off grid, creating a prototype for a new way of living and kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution.
Director: Dan Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
Cast includes: n/a
PRESENTED BY ENERGISE SUSSEX coast
96 mins / 2025 / uk / english
6.30pm - 7.30pm Free solar and retrofit advice. Film starts at 7.30pm. You are invited to stay for a post-screening discussion on community energy initiatives hosted by Energise Sussex Coast.
Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse – a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives.
Directed by the duo, The Power Station charts their turbulent journey, from pitching the idea to their neighbours and sleeping on the roof of their home, to raising finance and launching a bid for a Christmas number one single. By turns funny and heartwarming, Powell and Edelstyn’s film is a vibrant portrait of their local neighbourhood, and a charming testament to the power of art in changing minds about what could be possible.
Community benefit society Energise Sussex Coast (ESC) will be offering free and impartial advice about home solar and other retrofit issues prior to the screening: 6.30 – 7.30pm. ESC will follow the film screening with a discussion about current community energy initiatives in East Sussex. ESC's sister project, Energise South, has raised community investment to finance and install solar arrays on nine local community buildings, including Baird Primary School and St Leonards Academy.
This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.
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