Projects

Stories moving between film, archive and public history.

JAHA develops distinct projects within one connected heritage model, so each film, record and public conversation can contribute to a lasting body of cultural memory.

The connected story

From one life and housing legacy to an organisation for public heritage.

The project pathway keeps the people, institutions, creative work and archive context visibly connected.

  1. 01James Alexander
  2. 02Trinity Housing Association
  3. 03The Homemaker
  4. 04My Father, The Homemaker
  5. 05Archive and Heritage
  6. 06JAHA

Film and heritage work

Current project pathways.

Audience seated in a screening room with The Homemaker projected on screen

01Foundational film project

The Homemaker

A film-led exploration of James Alexander's contribution to housing and community service, and the family history through which that public legacy is remembered.

Status
Existing foundational film; heritage interpretation continues through JAHA.
Strands
Film / Archive / Legacy
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My Father, The Homemaker feature documentary artwork featuring James Alexander, Joanna Alexander, London housing and an archive group photograph

02Feature documentary

My Father, The Homemaker

A feature documentary in development, expanding the story of James Alexander through archive research, testimony and a wider cultural history of housing, migration and community.

Status
In development.
Strands
Film / Archive / Community / Legacy
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In Search of My Father’s Blue Plaque campaign artwork with an archive photograph and a blue plaque

03Public history & recognition

In Search of My Father’s Blue Plaque

An ongoing development strand exploring recognition, public memory and Black British housing history.

Status
Ongoing development.
Strands
Archive / Community / Legacy
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Archive colour photograph of the front door and bay window of a brick house

04Archive & heritage

Archive & Heritage

Preserving, cataloguing and interpreting the James Alexander Personal Archive and connected housing and community histories.

Status
Ongoing archive stewardship.
Strands
Archive / Education / Legacy
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Develop work with JAHA

Bring archive knowledge, a screening opportunity or a partnership idea.

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