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Raised on Porn - Documentary exploring Sex Education needs access to schools. Any advice?

James Dann

11 years, 2 months ago - James Dann

Hey all,

I'm currently making a documentary 'Raised On Porn' (www.raisedonporn.com)

The film explores sex education and pornography in the UK, and we are needing access to a school to film a sex education lesson and gain interviews with students (ideally ages 15-20). Does anyone know how we can go about this, rather than blindly contacting schools? The doc is currently a £0 budget film, so resources are scarce!

Any advice is hugely appreciated. Thank you.


Raised On Porn is a documentary exposing our failing sex education system in the UK, and the need to educate a generation, not censor an industry.

For the first time in history, children can access high-speed pornography at the click of a button. Has porn become virtual sex education? What alternatives are out there for curious kids? Most of all… why are we not discussing this in our schools?

James Dann and Declan Kenny, two young film makers who have been Raised On Porn, embark to discover why the UK’s sexual education is failing its youth and how it can be corrected, before its too late.

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Susi Arnott

11 years, 2 months ago - Susi Arnott

Marlom's made some really good points.
You could try Brook Advisory - http://www.brook.org.uk/find-a-centre
And thanks for the link to Moby Longinotto's film

Response from 11 years, 2 months ago - Susi Arnott SHOW

Marlom Tander

11 years, 2 months ago - Marlom Tander

Simple answer - You need to get a commission - a charity, a channel, someone "official" who can vouch for the value of your plans and that you are fully CRB'd.

Serious answer - I note that your program will be of a campaigning nature - which makes it potential career "suicide by tabloid" for any teachers who appear on it supporting your views, any Head who allows filming at your school, and your own too, if anything happens to any of the under 18's who appear in it.

And you have to be better than :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0441whb/tyger-takes-on-1-porn

Which, on zero budget, is a high bar.

My advice - you should get 18-20 aged people (they can be found in bars nationwide) and interview them about their younger selves, sex edu and porn etc. Make your case without involving schools or kids.

Good luck

Response from 11 years, 2 months ago - Marlom Tander SHOW