A film shot on our Exmouth Estate in Tower Hamlets was shown at the British Film Institute. Local residents volunteered to be extras and the movie will be put forward for a student Oscar later in the year.

The film includes actress, MyAnna Buring, who is now filming for the famous ‘Twilight Saga — Breaking Dawn’, alongside teenage heartthrob Robert Pattinson!

The movie titled 'Au Revoir Monkeys' is about a successful debt collector called Duncan, who is hopelessly attracted to a woman who owes money.

The bit of the film that was shot on the Exmouth Estate is a scene where the lead character, Duncan, tests himself by playing football against a group of teenagers. They played on the outdoor basketball court and the teenagers were locals from the Exmouth Estate.

The entire crew would like to send a massive thank you to Swan and the Exmouth Estate for making it possible for us to film.

"The support from your Estate Caretaker, Richard, was brilliant and also it was great to have a group of teenagers who live on the estate involved in the shots as extras, playing football. They seemed to enjoy it a lot and we got some excellent footage — they were naturals.” said Production Manager Kasia Malipan

Students at the National Film and Television School set up the movie as their final graduation project. There was an official screening at the graduation ceremony at the British Film Institute on the Southbank, London, in February.

Later in the year the students will enter some big film competitions and festivals like the Cannes Film Festival. One of last year’s graduates has just won a student Oscar for his film.