Project Detail

Power Station

Name: Power Station
Director: Dan Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
Genre: Climate / Environment
Released: 2025
Duration: 96 min

Filmmakers Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn sleep out as part of the community campaing to turn every street into a power station.

Synopsis

Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution.
Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse – a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives. Directed by the duo, POWER STATION charts their turbulent journey, from pitching the idea to their neighbours and sleeping on the roof of their home to raising finance and launching a bid for a Christmas number one single. By turns funny and heartwarming, Powell and Edelstyn’s film is a vibrant portrait of their local neighbourhood, and a charming testament to the power of art in changing minds about what could be possible.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2025
Official Selection Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2025

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Features
Running time: 96 min
Director: Dan Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
Producer: Dan Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
Co-Producer: Leonie Rousham
Executive Producer: Christopher Hird, Jessica Edwards
Editor: Natalie Sloan, Alice Powell
Sound: Rob Walker

Genre

Climate / Environment

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Optimistic Productions CIC

Hilary Powell
107 Lynmouth Road
London
E17 8AG

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