Hosting the KinoVan was incredibly rewarding. Driving the van to fetes, festivals, community events, and public spaces increased my awareness of, and appreciation for London's many distinct districts and boroughs. In each case I would set-up the self contained mobile cinema. Each venue had a unique programme compiled with footage from London's Screen Archives, taken from or relevant to the area.

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My role was to engage with the public, talking to anyone who happened to passing, in part explaining about the project, but mostly to listen to their stories and hear what the films meant to them. In many cases I would hear stories of parents, aunts and uncles who worked in the factories of industrial films, or people remembering local places that had completely changed, or hadn't in some cases. We would talk about the fashions, the cars, sometimes the politics of the era. With every person it was a different experience and it was a pleasure to be able to share the experience of viewing these long hidden films with people for whom they held so much importance.