Founded in 1968, Amber is a film and photography collective incorporating Amber Films, Side Gallery and Side Cinema. The work is rooted in social documentary, built around long term engagements with working class and marginalized communities in the North of England.
Through the gallery and cinema programs and at festivals and screenings, the group makes connections with inspirational production in the wider world. There is an integrated approach to production (which includes documentaries, dramas and photographic projects), publication (including exhibitions, books, DVDs and works created specially for the web) and distribution (though the odds sometimes seem to be stacked against it).