A Life To Live

A short film inspired by and to accompany the music of Norwich-based band Sennen.

This film was created by local filmmakers and members of the band themselves.

Caister Art For All

Every Friday morning throughout the summer, there was this experience; making music, making marks. Working alone, working together. Colours on canvas and sonic improvisations.

A film assembled out of the activities of a group of adults with severe physical disabilities and learning difficulties. Spoken communication within the group was minimal.

Time to Wait

Disparate voices say something about the passing of time and the decisions we face. A film about then, now and hope for the future. The music and text grew organically through a series of interrelated processes.

This film was made by a mature group of filmmakers, describing themselves as non-musicians and prepared to stand up to their addictions.

The Morning After

A short film about Monday mornings with a hangover.

This film was made by a group of young people on an Entry to Employment training programme.

Woodlands

A documentary capturing the spirit, experience and organisation behind a week long summer camp for disabled young people in Thetford Forest. Each day a new crew framed the outdoor life.

This film was devised and presented by members of the summer camp and includes interviews with the organisers and insights into the activities on offer.

Who Cares?

A short, shocking fictional narrative based on real stories of drug and alcohol abuse.

Made with young people from the Matthew Project, a Norwich-based drugs education charity.

Saudade

A film about nostalgia and home, using postcards and a postman to evoke a sense of displacement.

Made with people from immigrant populations, and people with drug and alcohol issues who are all involved with the NHS Mental Health Trust in Great Yarmouth.

Lost Property

A short film about two school children who become trapped in 1966 where they find their school was a very different place.

It celebrates the history of Blackdale Middle School, Norwich on the eve of its rebirth as Bluebell Primary school.

This film was made by current pupils and their parents who are ex pupils themselves.

Big Wide World

One of two films created for a community film festival with a geographical focus.

Difficulties around image consent became an opportunity as the young filmmakers imaginatively set about weaving their identities into the film without ever showing themselves.

The children who developed this material attended village primary schools a few miles apart, within the catchment area of Sprowston Community High School.

People and Places

The second of two films created for a community film festival with a geographical focus.

Difficulties around image consent became an opportunity as the young filmmakers imaginatively set about weaving their identities into the film without ever showing themselves.

The children who developed this material attended village primary schools a few miles apart, within the catchment area of Sprowston Community High School.

Eight Whole Hours

A selection of music and video inspired by the ennui of working in cafes and chip shops in Cromer.

This film was created by the residents of Heart Foyer, a charity providing accommodation for young homeless people in North Norfolk.

ADHD

This film was made in Thetford. The frenetic nature of the sessions and the, sometimes, frantic behaviour of some of the participants led to a flexible filmmaking approach.

Play and loose interview techniques were used to create dialogue and footage. The film has been described as Twister on Ritalin.

These filmmakers are in families where they themselves or other members are identified as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Reflections

Evocative images and an original soundtrack. A flow of stills.

Assembled by staff at HMP Norwich with a shared passion for photography.