Sands Films

Sands Films Film Studio, sound stage and period costume supplier for film and TV It occupies an early industrial warehouse originally build in the 1780's.

Sands Films is a successful independent film production company founded in 1975 by Richard Goodwin and Christine Edzard and established in Rotherhithe, South East London ever since. It's a Ltd company with a large number of shareholders who each contributed capital to the purchase of the studio. If you are interested please contact us to find out how you could join us!. Sands Films is the company who made the acclaimed LITTLE DORRIT, in the late 80's with Alec Guinness and Derek Jacobi and a number of independent productions such as The Children's Midsummer Night Dream, some 20 years later. Sands Studios provide production facilities to many producers during their preproduction and rehearsal period, such as Jane Campion's “Bright Star”. Sands Films is also an internationally renowned costumier providing costume rental and costume making to a long list of feature films. “Pride and Prejudice”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Other Boleyn Girl”, “The Young Victoria”, “Bright Star” are all films , amongst many others, dressed by Sands. “Bel Ami” with Robert Pattinson and “Anonymous” with Vanessa Redgrave are examples of two films about to be released this year. Sands Films directly employes some 30 people...

Simon Pirani, campaigner for Fare Free London , speaks in ‘The Man with the Plan’ about how economic inequality punishes...
13/10/2026

Simon Pirani, campaigner for Fare Free London , speaks in ‘The Man with the Plan’ about how economic inequality punishes the most vulnerable in society.

Simon will join the Q&A panel at the The Rio Cinema on Sunday afternoon!

One week until the screening of 'The Man with the Plan' at the The Rio Cinema in Dalston!Producer Olivier Stockman will ...
11/10/2026

One week until the screening of 'The Man with the Plan' at the The Rio Cinema in Dalston!

Producer Olivier Stockman will introduce the screening and will be joined for the Q&A by two featured speakers and campaigners from the film:

Jake Atkinson of Tax Justice UK campaigns for fairer taxation and economic equality.

East Brighton Food Co-operative founder Bryan Coyle works to reduce malnutrition, food insecurity and their impact on our health and social services.

Simon Pirani, Fare Free London, campaigns for free public transport in London, and to raise awareness of how travel costs impact the lowest-income households.

2pm, Sunday 18th October.

Get your tickets now from The Rio Cinema website!

Book your seats for the film screening and panel discussion at University of York Events on Friday evening!Producer Oliv...
11/10/2026

Book your seats for the film screening and panel discussion at University of York Events on Friday evening!

Producer Olivier Stockman will be joined by Professor Richard Wilkinson (co-author of 'The Spirit Level'), Heather Blakely (Unite the Union Regional Secretary) and Professor Chris Renwick (author of 'Bread For All: The Origins of the Welfare State).

A young person discovers the Beveridge Report: she questions… What happened? What is next?

The film tour continues to Manchester Working Class Movement Library and University of York Open Lectures this week!Find...
11/10/2026

The film tour continues to Manchester Working Class Movement Library and University of York Open Lectures this week!

Find a screening near you, or contact the production to arrange one in your area.

University of York Events; Rio Cinema; The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield; Strathearn Arts; Old Market Hall

Feed back to ‘The Man with the Plan’: “Thank you for this beacon of hope!”“A timely and pertinent film.”“A beautiful & i...
08/10/2026

Feed back to ‘The Man with the Plan’:
“Thank you for this beacon of hope!”

“A timely and pertinent film.”

“A beautiful & inspiring film!”

Watch the film for yourself, on tour around the UK and at Sands Films Cinema.

Join the audience in Sands Films Cinema for a home screening of ‘The Man with the Plan’.5pm, Sunday 11th OctoberIntroduc...
06/10/2026

Join the audience in Sands Films Cinema for a home screening of ‘The Man with the Plan’.

5pm, Sunday 11th October

Introduced by producer & editor Olivier Stockman, see the film in the studio where it was made!

Mark E Thomas, founder of The-99-Organisation, spoke at the campaign event for 'The Man with the Plan'.The 99% Organisat...
05/10/2026

Mark E Thomas, founder of The-99-Organisation, spoke at the campaign event for 'The Man with the Plan'.

The 99% Organisation campaigns against inequality in society, fighting today all of Beveridge's Five Giants.

Watch the full speech and find out more on the film website!

Two screenings next week in Salford!
05/10/2026

Two screenings next week in Salford!

Salford’s Working-Class Movement Library is set to screen The Man With The Plan, a timely reflection on Britain’s welfare state, inequality and the search for a fairer future.

“The left-wing blueprint that could be Farage’s undoing.”Yasmin Alibhai-Brown writes about The Man with the Plan in Frid...
21/09/2026

“The left-wing blueprint that could be Farage’s undoing.”

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown writes about The Man with the Plan in Friday’s edition of the i paper.

‘The Man with the Plan’ UK tour begins today!Screenings, events and Q&As are happening all over the country. No screenin...
20/09/2026

‘The Man with the Plan’ UK tour begins today!

Screenings, events and Q&As are happening all over the country. No screening in your neighbourhood? Get in touch to help arrange one!

Address

82 St Marychurch Street
London
SE164HZ

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+442072312209

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