05/15/2026
Join director Nisha Platzer for a screening of her award-winning film, back home, followed by a Q&A session. Presented by Close-Up Film Centre. Link in bio for more info.
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
8:15pm
Close-Up Film Centre
97 Sclater Street
London E1 6HR
Close-Up Cinema makes film culture and history accessible through its cinema programmes and Library. Established in 2005, Close-Up is the most comprehensive independent film resource in London.
'back home' follows filmmaker, Nisha Platzerโs pursuit to get to know her older brother, Josh, twenty years after he took his own life. As she connects with the friends who knew him best as a teen, a complex portrait emerges. Through intimate recollections re-imagined on Super8 and 16mm film, and lyrical images hand-processed with plants, seaweed, soil and ashes, โback homeโ floats between memory and present time in a fragmented meditation on identity, grief and loss: illuminating the transformative power of healing in community.
directed by Nisha Platzer
produced by Joella Cabalu
