A STREET artist, known to many as Israel’s answer to the famous Banksy, has helped two North-East film students with their premiere.

Two would-be documentary makers from Darlington hosted artist Know Hope, one year after filming him on the streets of Israel.

Liam Shove and Ian Jackson, both from Darlington, were part of a five-man team of film production students from the University for the Creative Arts, in Surrey, who filmed 23-year-old Know Hope in Tel Aviv last November.

Twelve months after their project, the pair have hosted the artist in the UK to show the finished film to fellow students.

During the three-day shoot, the artist designed and assembled a cardboard sculpture.

The students documented his work as well as the public reaction.

Mr Shove, 21, said: “It’s great to see Know Hope again.

“I’m a huge fan of his work.

This trip has been a great opportunity to hear about what he’s working on at the moment and what he’s planning for the future, because I know as an artist he can only become more and more exciting and successful.

“I’m always surprised and impressed at how much his work evolves and gets better every time I catch up with it.

“I think we’re both at such an important and busy time during our lives, so it’s nice to get the chance to catch up without the pressure of having to make a film at the same time.”

The team’s film was called Sleepwalking on Braille.

Mr Shove said: “The screening of the film went really well.

“There were a lot of questions on both our experiences of working on the film and Know Hope’s work in general.

“There’s so much thought that goes into his work that it’s great to just sit and hear about where it all comes from.

He’s very easy to listen to.”

Film director Roland Bodenham said: “We had an absolutely incredible time filming in Tel Aviv. It is such a modern city and yet has a very rich culture of street art.”