A feature film made on Ella Street premieres at Humber Street Gallery. It was picked up immediately after the private Cast & Crew screening two weeks ago. We say “crew” but award-winning director Mal Williamson is best known for working no crew!
The cast of professionals and non-actors improvise the dialogue while Mal works alone with them, from his planned structure.
“In the digital age a filmmaker can finally be a solo artist – working in the same way as painters, writers, poets & composers. With no other agendas on the set, this allows a safe place for impro and capture of authentic screen lives,” says Mal.
The movie also features Mind’s Eye, an approach researched and developed at University of Hull. This uses cognitive eye movements, not visual, to show the characters’ thinking.
“Cognitive eye movements are usually edited out of cinema – but therapists & psychologists have been using them for decades,” says Mal Williamson PhD, who is also a registered changework therapist.
The film features the world’s first official production poet, Nicola L. Meekin.
Premiere
Humber Street Gallery, Hull
Thursday 26th November 2026, 7pm
Free entry
Mind’s Eye workshop and screening
Blank Canvas, Princes Quay, Hull
Saturday 23rd January 2027