PhotoMonth! Northern Soul, with Elaine Constantine and Alan Graves

PhotoMonth: Photography Festival

From 2 October to 3 November 2025, PhotoMonth will transform London’s “E” postcodes into a month-long celebration of photography. The relaunched festival spans neighbourhoods from EC1 to SE15 with over 50 pop-up exhibitions and established galleries from Kennington to Mile End, Clerkenwell to Camberwell and Hackney to Stratford – across both institutional and alternative spaces, including museums, churches, libraries, cafés, and architectural practices.

The Festival programme includes a series of film screenings, workshops, artists talks and portfolio reviews. To celebrate the 100 years anniversary of the Photo Booth, PhotoMonth is launching a special competition in collaboration with AutoPhoto for the best portrait. Find your AutoFoto booth at Yorkton Workshops (part of the Wonderland exhibition), The Photographers Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery to take part.A parallel film programme runs throughout the month, exploring the intersections between photographyand film. Each screening will be followed by a live Q&A with directors, photographers and special guests.

Join us for the third event of this series at The Source where together we will immerse ourselves in an evening of the wonderful sounds of Northern Soul by Elaine Constantine. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the producer of the film, Alan Graves.

Northern Soul is a 2014 British drama film written and directed by Elaine Constantine, following two Lancashire teenagers, John and Matt, in the mid-1970s. United by their discovery of American soul music and its accompanying dance culture, they become involved in the burgeoning Northern Soul scene. The film explores their journey of escapism, self-discovery, and the testing of their friendship amidst the scene's high-octane, drug-fuelled atmosphere.

Info: You are invited to view an exhibition of the works of the renowned Barry Lewis and his current project, “Intersections”: a study of London through portraits and words of the people.

Info: Take your seats as we celebrate Northern Soul culture by Elaine Constantine

Info: An opportunity to share space with liked minded people and visit the exhibition again!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Source, Source Studios (formerly Stratford Circus), Theatre Square, Barking, United Kingdom