Socially Engaged Film from the City's Margins
Since September 2021, a small team of researchers from the University of Bristol - Nick, Abir and Ethel - have been helping a group of young filmmakers at an adventure playground in Easton make documentary films reflecting their social concerns in these extraordinary times.
In January 2022, a community gardening group from the social housing tower blocks of Dove Street invited the team to begin another cycle of their study, to record and extend the social action of their group.
Unlike many community media interventions, the researchers did not seek to direct or shape the narrative or aesthetic approaches of the filmmakers: instead, their distinctive styles and voices were honoured at all times. This participatory orientation was also central to the research itself: the filmmakers reflections on both the process and product remaining central to the findings of this study.
The film makers all share is a commitment to social justice and change
Our films are:-
Sounds of Carolina House
A children's Community
Air Carnations
Our life in Dove Street
A short history of Dove Street
Loving Dove Gardens
Time to Play
Space Cat
These films can be found at
https://nmgrayb2b1.myportfolio.com/work
