01 — Foundational film project
The Homemaker
A film-led exploration of James Alexander, founder and director of Trinity Housing Association, and the family history through which his pioneering housing legacy is remembered.
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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.
- 01James Alexander
- 02Trinity Housing Association
- 03The Homemaker
- 04My Father, The Homemaker
- 05Archive and Heritage
- 06JAHA
Film and heritage work
Current project pathways.
02 — Feature documentary
My Father, The Homemaker
A feature documentary in development, expanding the story of James Alexander and the housing organisation he established in 1969 through archive research, testimony and a wider cultural history of housing, migration and community.
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03 — Public history & recognition
In Search of My Father’s Blue Plaque
An ongoing development strand exploring recognition, public memory and the pioneering Black British housing legacy of James Alexander.
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04 — Archive & heritage
Archive & Heritage
Preserving, cataloguing and interpreting the James Alexander Personal Archive and connected housing and community histories.
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