The Ballet of Change: Piccadilly Circus (2007)

Directed by

Paul Atherton

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary short about the movement of people and traffic at Piccadilly Circus in London. It captures the fast pace and constant flow of a famous city intersection.

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What happens

Paul Atherton (born 20 March 1968) is a London-based filmmaker. He produced and directed The Ballet of Change, a series of four short films that were projected onto London landmarks. His video-diary Our London Lives is in the permanent collection of the Museum of London. He was given the redemption of the Freedom of the City of London on 22nd April 2026 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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