BFI Doc Society are pleased to host an in-person roundtable conversation with the film team behind Holloway, to celebrate its theatrical release. This debut feature doc is directed by Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson, and produced by Alice Hughes and Polly Creed.

On Saturday 5 July at 4pm, we invite documentary filmmakers of marginalised genders, interested in co-creation and trauma-informed collaborative processes, to join us for this intimate event. We will hear from the team about their processes and learnings in making the film, and invite attendees to share and reflect on their own projects and methods.

This session will last around one hour and capacity is limited to 10 participants to allow for meaningful exchange and conversation.

The location will be confirmed in email to registered attendees and will be in or near Hackney Picturehouse, where Holloway will screen at 17:30 followed by a Q&A with the team. BFI Doc Society will cover the screening ticket for the 10 filmmakers attending the roundtable.

This event is presented in collaboration with Reclaim the Frame.

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HOLLOWAY brings together six women who return to the now-closed Holloway Prison to share deeply personal stories of incarceration, trauma, and transformation. Through their women’s circle, the film explores how failing systems intersect with lived experience, and how sisterhood can create healing and change.

Directed by BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Daisy-May Hudson and EMMY nominated Sophie Compton, this deeply moving documentary feature was made via a unique process of a trauma-informed co-creation with six contributors: Aliyah Ali, Mandy Ogunmokun, Sarah Cassidy, Lady Unchained, Gerrah, and Tamar Mujanay.

HOLLOWAY is a profound, meditative, eye-opening and ultimately inspiring exploration of trauma and the immense human capacity for recovery.

Filmmaker Roundtable: a conversation with the Holloway team