London’s Screen Archives (LSA) is a unique network of over 70 organisations with a shared vision – to preserve and share London’s history on film. The network is managed by Film London and encompasses organisations that hold heritage film collections across London, including local and borough archives, museums, galleries, public sector bodies, community groups, and national charities.
We acknowledge that the collections of London’s Screen Archives contain some historical content reflective of outdated attitudes which we deem socially and morally unacceptable. In line with our organisation’s objectives and ethos, we aim to preserve London’s history on screen with appropriate contextualisation and sensitivity.
As such we are committing ourselves to a course of action which includes developing an inclusive and accessible cataloguing policy. This will be in consultation with various community stakeholders and aims to uphold open and ongoing discourse. This is a work in progress, and we encourage anyone browsing our collections to flag any material that they feel needs further contextualisation. You can contact us directly at screenheritage@filmlondon.org.uk if you would like to raise any issue related to our collections.