A GROUP of young people from a troubled Leyton estate are to present homemade three-minute films at the British Film Institute (BFI).

Residents of the Beaumont estate, aged 15 to 22, spent a day learning how to use cameras and create storyboards before filming movies on issues affecting their lives.

A group of girls from the estate decided to tackle the issue of teenage pregnancy and sexual health, while the boys looked at knife crime and street violence.

Ebony Vincent, 28, of the Leyton Community Association (LCA), co-ordinated the day.

Miss Vincent, who also lives on the estate, said: “It's a project called True Tube – there are hundreds of films from around the country.

“They're about issues which affect people's lives – they can be worldwide issues or local issues.”

After creating, filming and editing the movies, they will be presented at the Leyton Festival on September 13 and at the BFI on November 28.

The films have also been presented to Waltham Forest mayor Cllr Anna Mbachu, who visited the young people during filming on July 23.

Run by TrueTube, which offers disadvantaged young people the opportunity to use film for social action, a total of 24 youth groups have taken part around England.