Voices from the Inside and other films

Event information

A unique evening of stop-frame animation films made by participants in prisons and secure units made in the last 12 years made alongside and presented by Tony Gammidge of Animated Tales.
The films are deeply felt, raw and personal and offer a glimpse into the filmmakers often traumatic pasts (and present) but also their resilience, imagination and humanity. Films about shame, violence, addiction, trauma, donkeys, football, family, escape, addiction, attachment, love and connection.
Some of the films were made by mothers for their children they are separated from, one even uses their drawings as inspiration. The films are often made as a way to understanding and meaning. They express things that words cannot, they touch on experiences often too hard to articulate in any other way. They give us a rare insight into life in custody behind locked doors and a world that is often not seen, they also though touch on life in general, the joys and suffering we all experience. They are most importantly though very much human stories with all the mess and beauty that brings.
The evening will include and centre around four films made by participants in a women’s prison from a project this year and there wil be a chance to leave feedback for the filmmakers so they can see the impact their work has had on people outside the prison.
There will also be a screening of a couple of films by Tony Gammidge as a way of showing the influence both that these films have had on him and also how he has shaped these projects.
For enquiries; www.tonygammidge.com