TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

It is Leigh’s very last day working on Ridley Road Market.

She began her journey when she was five selling cauliflowers with her grandmother. She is the last generation in a long line of market sellers on the market.

However Ridley Road has changed over the years and Leigh no longer feels this is her calling in life.

Leigh gives us an emotional account of her life on the market and paints a vivid picture of Ridley Road over the years. It is still an important place of belonging for so many people and is a strong hub for the local community. However the recent threat of closing the large indoor market has made Leigh worry about it’s future. This story of Ridley Road Market is a microcosm of what’s happening around the world as community life is threatened by profit driven agendas.

My role: Filmmaker

Sound Editor: Andrej Baku