14 May 2014

Herne Hill and the 'people's piano'

This short documentary film was shown at the opening of the 2014 Herne Hill Free Film Festival. It was directed by Maureen Ni Fiann and filmed and edited by Tom Rochester.

Those who live in Herne Hill or use the station will know all about the public piano, which has been entertaining us for two years now.

There are some great human stories here. 

14 May 2014 14:36:26 | Crime, Environment, Events

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