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Thank you to those who organised the retrospective at the Curzon Soho on Saturday. It was brilliant to see Steven’s work on the big screen and even better to see Steven up there. I will never get over his beauty, humour and what a wonderful weirdo he is! It’s why we love him! It made me laugh and cr

Subject: Cherishing the Creative Mind of Steven Santa Cruz Booth Dear Family and friends of Steven, I hope this message finds his way. I am reaching out to you today to express my deep appreciation for the creative mind and spirit of our dear friend, Steven Santa Cruz Booth. It is with a heavy hea

Hello everybody, I'd like to let you know about Santa Cruz Shorts, a short film festival to be held at The Curzon Soho this June. The Curzon have very kindly given us a prime Saturday night slot this summer to hold our inaugural festival in Steven's honour. We want to celebrate Steven's energy and

I wanted to wait a little while before posting anything here. I wanted to celebrate Steve's life rather than mourn his death, and I wanted to this with words, but also with music. I can’t imagine what is family and people he was really close too are going through. I cried when I heard he had die

think this was their first show? i watched this video clip with john two weeks ago and it was really great watching it with him and sharing a few memories...... my thoughts are will all those missing the truly magnificent heroic soul......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CVjQlm47Z4

I believe this is from the gig supporting the Fall in 2004.

Message to Steven Last November we had a bizarre exchange on Facebook that I never fully replied to to my great regret. As you were not shy of a bit of the macabre here’s my answer to your question now on how I’m doing after your physical existence ended. I’m feeling very shaky and spooked out by

Thank you for building this site. It is bittersweet reading through everyone's messages but such a great way to remember Steven. I also had the pleasure of working with Booth at the Curzon and was happily roped into, as many of us were, a couple of his creative projects. I've done some digging throu

I've not been able to share any memories of Steven so far...been thinking about him a lot... But this morning his picture appeared unexpectedly in such a random place that I wanted to share with you because he's put a huge smile on my face. I've moved back to my mum and dads for lockdown 3 and I st

STEVEN!!!! You were many things… the bomb, DA BAAAMB, bombaklaat, you were bombastic, Mr Bombastic, telly-fantastic. All of these things, you were larger than life. Here is my short tribute to remember you!!! Steve you changed my life... When I moved to London at 19 you were the first person I met

This was back in 2018. Booth, some friends and I had been to a local pub, when we stumbled upon this place in Stokey called Booths Corner. Of course we all thought it’d be funny if Steven would pose underneath it and take some photos. He reluctantly did. But then quickly he started to enjoy it all a

It has taken a while to get to posting something here because it has been an extremely difficult thing to accept, my thoughts go to Steves family and partner and I send them great warmth and love. Thanks also to the team of amazing people who have bought people together and made grieving more possib

I looked around for this photo for nearly two years ever since I heard the news about Steven passing away through a phonecall from his sister Sonia whilst out on my bike in Japan. I had it on my bedroom wall for a long time and thus it was in the wall of my mind when Steven's name came up. Up in

Steven was many things, being a great dancer was one of them. This is how I like to remember him, just dancing the night away, being this beautiful, gracious figure, full of joy while hypnotising everyone on the dance floor.

"Mushrooms could be the key to the next dimension." The above is a direct quote from the one and only Steven Santa Cruz Booth, uttered in the depths of the Curzon Soho basement staff room regarding a topic concerning the theory that humans derive from mushrooms. On that fine day of many, I just lis

Thought you all might like to know that the movie Giddy Stratospheres, a fun celebration of the 00s music scene set in 2007 that features the Pink Grease song Fever on the soundtrack, is out on streaming services from today. It was directed by (and stars) Steve's friend Laura Jean Marsh, and he gets

I started working at Mute in 2004 and my first project was Pink Grease. I went to see them supporting Alec Empire at the Barfly and remember thinking they were going to be a handful! It was my job to take them around the world to promote the record and I was a bit nervous about travelling with them

Hello all, Thanks to whoever created this space. I have been reading through and it has been nice to discover some parts of Steven through it. I wasn't ever super close to Steven but considered him a friend. I moved to London in 2008 when I was 18 and met Steven not long after as he was filming

I found the trailer for Eating Scarlet that I edited for Steven at the time. It was a pretty crazy subject to pick to make a film about that Steven executed sweetly and lovingly. We edited Eating Scarlet in a Vicarage in Stockwell, editing and preaching culture left and right in between edit decis

times were carefree - and somehow they had a direction too..... thanks to you - you gave so much to us all...... xxx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eIUN8rJTgA

Christmas 2005

It always felt so special to be around Steven. As many people have already said, he had an exceptional way of lighting up a room and spreading such a lot of happiness. I've loved reading more about parts of his life that I knew very little about. He didn't get much chance to talk about these things

The NYFA paid tribute to Steven 25/02/21 at the end of a film screening. Steven was teaching at the Film School in the summer of 2020. The students really appreciated his energy and enthusiasm as well as his vast knowledge and talent for filmmaking. Steven mentioned a great moment during his teach

I only knew Steven for about a year and met him through Matthew. Every time we met he was upbeat, engaging, and took an interest in those around him and what they had to say. There was no shortage of conversation when Steven was present. I'm glad to have known him, albeit briefly.

I only met Stephen briefly on the set of a short film we both worked on , so cannot confess to knowing him as well as many others. But , the fact I feel compelled to post a message on here is testimony to the effect his character and personality had on me over such a short period. Was great to meet

There are some people who etch a place in your soul. That impact in such a positive way that you can be in no doubt that your life has been enriched by their presence. This is surely true of the Most wonderful Steven Booth. I was friends with Steven many years ago as a teenager in Hull. In the mid