fields beneath towers

Born from 1970s community action to resist planned Docklands development, Mudchute Park & Farm has been preserved as a public green space — but today its future is uncertain.

"Fields Beneath Towers" is an experimental short documentary exploring Mudchute Park & Farm on the Isle of Dogs, one of the UK’s largest urban farms and a vital community space. Seen through the eyes of local children—playing, exploring, feeding animals, and engaging with the camera—the film creates a poetic and immersive portrait of everyday life at the farm.

Immersive sound design by Lucy Ludlow layers recordings of community meetings and voices speaking about the importance of nature, play, and collective stewardship, highlighting the farm’s social and ecological value. By capturing Mudchute’s history, present vibrancy, and uncertain future, Fields celebrates community activism, childhood curiosity, and collective memory, while raising awareness of the urgent need to protect this vital urban green space in London’s Docklands.