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 »
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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 »
Lost In Translation project launches
Inspired Youth are excited to announce our new Lost In Translation (LIT) project in partnership with The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP). NCOP brings together 29 partnerships of universities, colleges and other local partners to deliver outreach programmes to young people aged 13-18. Working in close partnership with NCOP, Inspired Youth are co producing a powerful short… 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 »
Turning creative ideas into reality
Today as my second day of volunteering with Inspired Youth, we focused mainly on a new project Inspired Youth are planning to run with Show Me That I Matter called ‘Care Stories’. The project will reach out to group of children in care in order to creatively tell their stories as a positive outlet, focusing on mental… Read more »
Youth powered film explores interventions on the edge of care
A new film co-created by young people in partnership with Inspired Youth and Calderdale council explores “Sleep On It” an innovative early intervention service for young people on the edge of care. The film was shaped by young people through creative workshops delivered by Inspired Youth. Young people devised questions to ask each other and staff… Read more »
Inspiring Life Stories film in production
A new Inspired Youth film which highlights the importance of life stories work in the community is in production. The film, supported by City of York Council and funded by LocalPeople.org was made with residents of Woolnough house in York and student volunteers through Minds In Motion student charity. The local community initiative pairs older members of the… 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 »