A new film exploring the difficult lives of inner city youth three years after the London riots of 2011 will tx this Sunday at 7pm on London Live. Directed by first time documentary filmmaker Sebastian Thiel & mentored by renowned filmmaker Penny Woolcock, Trap Town explores the idea that London continues to trap its young people in a cyclical life of poverty & crime.

Trap Town will form part of London Live commissioner Derren Lawford’s Platform 8 strand, a Sunday evening showcase for new and innovative documentary talent.

The documentary will be followed by 8 Debate a live panel discussion show hosted by London Live’s Gavin Ramjaun who will be joined by Sebastian and the documentary’s presenter/reporter, comedian and actor Babatunde Aleshe.

For Thiel, who has already developed a substantial audience online under the pseudonym ‘SirBastian’, the opportunity couldn’t have come at a better time – “Having produced a lot of videos for online through the years, I feel like it’s time I moved my work to a bigger platform. I don’t feel like there are a lot of filmmakers with my tone of voice on TV and, as a result, really feel privileged to have been given this opportunity so soon by Derren & the guys at Latimer.” 

Jack Woodcraft, director at Latimer Group & producer on Trap Town says “From Latimer’s point of view, we think it is very important that London Live is giving young directing talent a platform to analyze and comment on the most pressing problems that are facing London right now.”

---

We hope you're enjoying BRWC. You should check us out on our social channels, subscribe to our newsletter, and tell your friends. BRWC is short for battleroyalewithcheese.

---

Trending on BRWC:

---

Cool Posts From Around the Web:

---

---