Still from Still, Moving, Dion Hesson, 2026
Free, booking required.
Join us for a screening of three short films by Holly Graham, Mia Harvey and Dion Hesson.
All works of non-fiction, each film explores the importance of documentation and oral testimony, with intergenerational dialogue acting as a portal into the past.
Across the programme, memory is explored as something that is both fragile and enduring. The films preserve the legacy of loved ones through intimate conversations. Looking at what has changed over time, what has stayed the same and what has been passed down through generations.
While I Have You is an invitation: a reminder to speak with those around us, listen to their stories, and keep these memories alive.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Curated by producer and director Lauren Gee for Windrush Day 2026.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Lauren Taylor Gee is a producer and director, currently studying at the National Film and Television School. Lauren is committed to storytelling which documents and explores the nuances of Black and global majority communities and subjects. With a background in film archive, Lauren is fascinated by the ways in which we can preserve collective and personal memory. In her role as a producer, Lauren has worked extensively across artist moving image, documentary and music videos.
Dion Hesson is a Birmingham-born director and producer working in non-fiction, focusing on stories centred around people and their unique records of existence. Currently pursuing an MA in Directing Documentary at the National Film & Television School (NFTS), Dion’s practice is rooted in a journalistic foundation from which he ultimately seeks to transform intimate everyday lives into universal, cinematic narratives. His work often utilises archive material in creative, non-linear ways, treating footage not as a record, but as a texture that interacts with the here and now. Through this approach, he aims to create immersive experiences that reflect the messy, non-linear reality of the human experience.
Mia Harvey is a Grierson-winning documentary director and producer. Inspired by her Caribbean heritage, her work explores how the past continues to shape the lives of the global majority today. Her films are guided by trust and a commitment to honouring the communities she films.
Holly Graham is a London-based artist and researcher, working with print, audio, photographic images, text, and moving image; often in response to archive and museum collections. Much of her work looks at ways that narrative shapes collective memory; and holds an interest in recording-mechanisms, documents, evidence, and processes of editing – concerns rooted around a commitment to responsible story-telling and amplifying quiet histories. While cross-disciplinary, the work often employs motifs inherent to the medium of print – duplication, traces, material degradation – mirroring formal qualities often present within attempts to pin down or fix resistant and amorphous narratives. The work she makes is often specific to particular sites and localised contexts.
ACCESS
- Wheelchair Access and Disabled Toilets are available at this site.
- Seating will be available
- This space will be low lit during the screenings.
- Please contact mail@southlondongallery.org with any further access requirements.
