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Hazuan Hashim & Phil Maxwell Activism/Art/Film/Photography
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"It’s a one-off! Both are now based in Liverpool.

Current work:

THE ART OF RESISTANCE
A project to produce films to support grassroots campaigns on social justice and human rights. MPATV
"What a joy to hear people speaking with passion and clarity about things that matter without being patronised by a BBC or ITV reporter! More Please!"
- Ken Loach

Support the project:
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Recent work:

THE ANATOMY OF A WITCH HUNT
" ..tells the chilling story of what’s happening in Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. It focuses on the situation in Liverpool, but is vitally important and essential viewing for the whole labour movement." I haven’t seen anything like it – the people, the humour, the energy and commitment, it’s all terrific." Ken Loach


Hazuan Hashim, a filmmaker and video artist, started collaborating with Phil Maxwell in 1996 on film and photography projects. Phil Maxwell is a photojournalist, filmmaker, visual artist and writer. He worked in the East End of London for over 30 years. His extensive archive attracts historians, writers and museums. Exhibited all over the world including the Middle East, their work covers documentary and experimental film. They have collaborated with composers Michael Nyman, Lola Perrin, Deirdre Gribbin and Simon Rowland-Jones, theatre director Lou Stein, dancers Mavin Khoo, Seeta Patel and Kamala Devam and painter Alice Sielle.

06/05/2026

****NEW FUNDRAISER****

We’re raising funds to complete and distribute our new feature-length documentary, “Terrorists”. We're planning to release the film in the Autumn 2026.

Featuring: Audrey White, Ken Loach, Lowkey, Tayo Aluko, Peter Kennard, Alan Hardman and many more...

£5 or more: your name in the credits.
£20 or more: film download and your name in the credits.

Click on the link below for more info about the film and to donate. Thank you! - Hazuan Hashim & Phil Maxwell.

https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-complete-and-distribute-terrorist-a-new-documentary-by-hazuan-hashim-phil-maxwell

27/04/2026

FROM CABLE STREET TO BRICK LANE | 74 mins | UK 2011
Dir. HAZUAN HASHIM, PHIL MAXWELL

FREE screening + Q&A Genesis Cinema, London. Sunday May 10th, 1.20pm.

Book your FREE tickets here: http://bit.ly/4tG9gek

Screening part of the public launch of TOGETHER on Cable Street, a season to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street.

(Trailer below)

From Cable Street to Brick Lane

‘The low paid keep the world moving’ – Photomontage, 2026.I’ve long been drawn to early 20th-century avant-garde photomo...
25/04/2026

‘The low paid keep the world moving’ – Photomontage, 2026.

I’ve long been drawn to early 20th-century avant-garde photomontage—especially Dada works by Hannah Höch and John Heartfield. Their sharp critiques of capitalism and fascism continue to resonate.

This digital photomontage based around three seperate images of workers moving goods on hand trolleys. I’ve combined them to relate their physical effort to a broader economic truth using both composition and symbolism.

Symbolically, the overloaded trolley becomes a metaphor for the global system—commerce, consumption, infrastructure—all of it literally being pushed forward by underpaid workers. The precarious angle suggests instability: the system depends on these workers, yet burdens them to a point that looks unsustainable. This isn’t a single moment or specific place, but a recurring reality across many societies.

I’ve tried to highlight the disconnect between the essential nature of low-paid work and its lack of recognition or reward under capitalism. I’m inviting the viewer to reconsider who actually “carries” modern life—and at what cost. During the pandemic key workers were praised as heroes but are now demonised by mainstream media if they dare to go on strike fore better pay and conditions.

You can buy a signed copy of my latest photo book here

-PHIL MAXWELL

The Art of Resistance Film Night presents:From the acclaimed directors of ‘To Kill a War Machine’ and the community who ...
12/04/2026

The Art of Resistance Film Night presents:

From the acclaimed directors of ‘To Kill a War Machine’ and the community who took on the British state in the North of Ireland and won, ‘The Day Innocence Died’ tells the story of Bloody Sunday and the bereaved families’ 60 year fight for justice. 

Intimate, never before heard testimonies are interwoven with incredible footage, shot by the film makers and activists of Derry across seven decades to create a cinematic documentary as epic as it is deeply personal. 

100 mins

Wednesday 15th April, 7.30pm at The Casa

Tickets: see link in bio

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-day-innocence-died-liverpool-premiere-tickets-1986405543453

'Follow the Money' - mixed media on paper (c)
28/02/2026

'Follow the Money' - mixed media on paper (c)

Hundreds of Birmingham refuse workers have been on strike for over 12 months against pay cuts of up to £8,000. The Labou...
22/02/2026

Hundreds of Birmingham refuse workers have been on strike for over 12 months against pay cuts of up to £8,000. The Labour-run council is effectively "firing and rehiring" loaders and drivers and has now carried out the threat of compulsory redundancies.

Watch their stories this Wednesday 25th 7.30pm at The Casa Bar.

Tickets: http://bit.ly/4tJojEp

27/01/2026
Signed copies are now available at News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop
24/01/2026

Signed copies are now available at News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop

Phil Maxwell has released a new street photography book that captures people and places in Liverpool from the 1970s to today.

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