Showcase
Pushing

Synopsis
A Man leaves his apartment for the first time in 2 years. A veteran of the Gulf War, he pushes a fridge as an act of penance. Along the way he meets a Boy with an eye for a business opportunity and all goes well until the Man reveals what's inside the fridge: a dead man's heart.
Is it true? Whose is it? And if the Virgin does show up will anyone actually recognize her?
About The City Speaks:
Co-produced by BBC Radio 4 and Film London Artists' Moving Image Network, The City Speaks: A Film for Radio, is a multi-faceted portrayal of London created for radio, cinema and television. Artist film-makers were commissioned to collaborate with radio writers to produce a unique portrait of London. Responding to a narrative framework by writer Peter Ackroyd, the artist and writer teams created a film in six sections.
The City Speaks was supported by an Arts Council England Grants for the Arts Award.
Images
Pushing by Alnoor Dewshi, City Speaks 2007

Cast & Crew
Cast
Boy: Adam Arnold
Man: Jamie Foreman
Big Jed: John Dougall
Woman / Man: Liza Sadovy
Young Man: Nitin Ganatra
Old Woman: Hilary Sesta
Bloke: Anthony Glennon
Jenny: Rachel Bavidge
Passerby: Simon Treves
Writer: Lin Coghlan (Radio Drama)
Crew
Production Manager: Gerard Wall
Composer: David Pickvance
Sound: Peter Ringrose
Dog Handler: Ged Harris
Radio Drama Director: Jeddica Dromgoole
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Selected Screenings
- Canary Wharf Film Festival, 31 August 2008
- Premiere Screening at BFI Southbank, March 2008
- Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, March 2008
Project Background
Co-produced by BBC Radio 4 and Film London Artists' Moving Image Network, The City Speaks: A Film for Radio, is a multi-faceted portrayal of London created for radio, cinema and television.
Artist film-makers were commissioned to collaborate with radio writers to produce a unique portrait of London. Responding to a narrative framework by writer Peter Ackroyd, the artist and writer teams created a film in six sections.
Key Information
Film
Pushing
Artist
Alnoor Dewshi
Project
The City Speaks
Year Completed
2010
Duration
14'
Screening format
Digi Beta SP / DVD Pal
