Big thinking is proud to present a powerful short film featuring Lizzie who is receiving support through Action Towards Inclusion with an organisation that support lone parents called Aspire-igen. In this candid and inspiring short story Lizzie talks about her traumatic journey of recovery from domestic violence and how she is gaining 1-2-1 support from… Read more »
Anti Stigma
Selby young people make film to challenge stereotypes
A film about perceptions of young people has been produced in Selby in coproduction with young people from the area. The powerful film produced through creative workshops with Inspired Youth explores issues important to young people from Selby and sets out to challenge negative stereotypes and fight stigma. The film is part of the Lost… Read more »
Jo’s moving on up – new Big Thinking film
Big thinking is proud to present our latest short film featuring Jo who is receiving support through Action Towards Inclusion with an organisation called Scarborough & Ryedale Carers Resource. In this short film Jo talks about her journey and how she is gaining 1-2-1 support through S&R Carers Resource on the Action Towards Inclusion programme to help… Read more »
The voices of care children spoken through film
Check out the powerful 1% short film series shaped by young people which highlight themes around the journey from Care to Independence. The project was part of York Mediale 2018 and was supported by JRF. We have dreams and aspirations Like everyone else – feat. Kritikal Powers Behind the statistics – short documentary about the… Read more »
Big Thinking puts spotlight on real issues through the eyes of experience
We have been on an inspiring tour to meet participants engaged with Action Towards Inclusion across York, North Yorkshire and East Riding. Action Towards Inclusion is designed to help remove genuine barriers from peoples lives through 1-2-1 support and a range of interventions to enable them to pursue their ambitions in education or employment. As… Read more »
Young people shine in Selby Big Local film
A group of young people from Selby have produced a film that explores growing up in Selby. The film is a co production with Inspired Youth and produced in partnership with Selby Big Local and NYCC Selby Prevention Service. Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas around England to use a… Read more »
Inspirational Young People win National Award for “A world of good”
Care experienced young people from York have scooped a National Award at the Kids Count National Awards at Westminster for their experience driven fictional story exploring the care journey. Their Care Story project and their story “A world of Good was produced in partnership with Inspired Youth and Show Me That I Matter (SMTIM), Yorks children in care… Read more »
“The Looked After Kid” writes powerful story shaped by young people
Famous for his books “The looked after kid” and “We all shine on” former NME Journalist and author Paolo Hewitt is a fantastic writer who has written powerful books about his life in care. This year Paolo has been working with Inspired Youth in coproduction with Show Me That I Matter (SMTIM) on a new project that uses… Read more »
Young people shine at National Care Leavers conference
Young people behind the Aspire To More project inspired delegates at the Nation Care Leavers conference last week in Westminster. Amy and Shelly represented Show Me That I Matter, joining Inspired Youth at the event, organised by the Princes Trust, to showcase their poster campaign and website. #York #campaign makes national impact @NCLW14 @PrincesTrust @smtimyork @StonehouseJon @Nacro… Read more »
We’re Human Films Ready to Launch
Three films and an exhibition capturing the humans behind homelessness are complete and ready to launch. The project will culminate in a launch event to be held in the new year, showcasing three powerful and thought provoking films alongside a series of powerful portraits. Watch out for updates on the launch event in January 2016… Read more »