PictureEast Film Festival 2026 showcases powerful films, local voices and creative talent across East London.
Welcome to our special screening of-
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The Stand + Q&A
Auchter, a member of the Haida Nation, reconstructs the story of the 1985 stand-off between his community and a major logging company. The resistance, which was rooted in Haida spirituality, blocked the loggers from accessing Lyell Island. Tension increased as police and the media descended on the standoff, transforming the protest into a national flashpoint on Indigenous land rights, environmental protection and justice.
Dir: Christopher Auchter
Cast: Delores Churchill, David Suzuki
Cert: TBC
Dur: 1h 35m
Q&A: Joshua Castellino
Joshua Castellino is Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Law & Social Sciences at Brunel University London, United Kingdom. He served as Executive Director of Minority Rights Group International (MRG) (2018-2025) and Professor of International & Comparative Law at University of Derby, UK (2023-2025). Prior to that he founded the Law School at Middlesex University and served as Dean until 2018, stepping down to take on the leadership of Minority Rights Group while retaining his Chair at the University until November 2022.
He collaborates with global law-oriented organizations, serving as Chair of Privacy International and sits pro bono on the governing/advisory boards of the European Centre for Constitutional & Human Rights, Germany; European Centre for Minority Issues, Germany; European Human Rights Advocacy Centre, UK; Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion, Netherlands; Survival International, UK, CoQual Research, USA, Forensic Architecture, UK; and the Right Livelihood Foundation, Sweden. In his previous ex-officio MRG role he was Proprietor of Minority Rights Group Europe, Hungary, and a member of the governing board of Minority Rights Group Africa, Uganda. He has honorary/advisory roles at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (USA), the World Economic Forum (Switzerland), the African Commission of Human & Peoples’ Rights (Gambia) and is a Door Tenant at 25 Bedford Row (UK).
Joshua holds Visiting & Honorary Professorships at the College of Europe (Warsaw, Poland) the Bonavero Centre for Human Rights, Oxford University (UK), National University of Ireland, Galway (Republic of Ireland) and Deakin University (Australia).
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Join us for PictureEast Film Festival 2026 (PEFF26)
A dynamic celebration of film, culture and community in East London! Curated by local creative voices and presented by The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC) in partnership with Film London, this festival champions bold cinematic storytelling and community engagement across Newham and Barking & Dagenham.
Admission is on a first come, first served basis.
Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london