‘The Recoverists’ short film at The Recovery Street Film Festival | Be The Change

11 September 2025

Be The Change participants recently worked with Islington People's Theatre's Founder & Creative Director Nicola Hollinshead and filmmaker Naresh Kaushal to create 'The Recoverists' a 3-minute short film, which we are thrilled to announce has been selected as part of this year's Recovery Street Film Festival!

Be The Change is Islington People’s Theatre’s free applied theatre & creative arts project run in collaboration with The Margins Project for adults navigating homelessness, mental health services, or recovery from substance abuse. Find out more about the free weekly sessions, and how to express interest to attend, here.

Congratulations to all involved in creating the short film, which will be screened at The Recovery Street Film Festival 2025 Award Ceremony & Screening on Saturday 27 September. Join the free screening waitlist for tickets here.