Who are the Londoners who come out when the sun goes down? In Nightcrawlers, 1000 Londoners dives into London at night. It takes the city’s after-dark pulse, unveiling the untold stories of those who thrive when the rest of London sleeps. This season captures the nocturnal heartbeat of a city that never truly stops, spotlighting individuals who define London’s nightscape in unexpected ways. From clubbers, escorts, cabaret artistes and astronomers, Nightcrawlers reveals a side of the city most never see.
Each film offers an intimate portrait of Londoners whose lives revolve around the night, proving that London’s character doesn’t fade with the sunset; it just changes tempo.
What makes Nightcrawlers special is its ability to reveal the resilience, creativity, and complexity of London life after dark. It challenges perceptions of nighttime as merely a space of quiet or danger, instead highlighting it as a realm of opportunity, community, and reflection. This collection is a tribute to the tireless, the restless, and the dreamers who keep London alive 24/7.
1000 LONDONERS: NIGHTCRAWLERS
FILMS ABOUT LONDON AT NIGHT
‘NIGHTCRAWLERS’ CINEMA SCREENINGS
1000 Londoners: Nightcrawlers was part of the first season of our movie nights and has played to packed audiences at Hackney Picturehouses, The Exhibit, Balham, Deptford Cinema, Stow Film Lounge, Walthamstow and Hotel Elephant, Elephant and Castle. The screening programme includes rare archive of London at night, interspersed between the films. If you’d like to screen ‘1000 Londoners: Nightcrawlers’, get in touch below:
WATCH FILMS ABOUT LONDON AT NIGHT
MADE BY CHOCOLATE FILMS
The Nightcrawlers season were made by the production company Chocolate Films. Based in Nine Elms Battersea, Chocolate Films is a social enterprise that works extensively across all of London life. It creates documentary content, animation and more films for business, charities, arts organisations, healthcare, education and more. If you’re looking for video content just get in touch.