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INDEXWhen does filmmaking become activism?
12 years, 1 month ago - Mark Alexander Todd
I don’t consider myself a social commentator, I’ve always felt that my comprehensive education and working class background didn’t afford me the luxury of judging society’s flaws. But as I’ve wondered (not lonely as a cloud) through life, I’ve found illogical situations created by my elders and supposed betters.
One such situation revolves around an arts complex called The Public in my home town of West Bromwich. After years of controversy about whether or not the building should actually exist at all, The Public is now at the centre of a new row. The local Sandwell Council have announced, without any apparent consultation, to close the burgeoning arts and theatre venue and turn it into a sixth form college.
As a filmmaker, I felt I had to reach out to Linda Saunders and the dedicated team at The Public and offer to record some of the genuine feelings of the locals. I was forced to edit a lot of footage from the Tea Dance as some of the comments by the elderly attendees were…lets say ’18 rated’.
It’s a simple and honest video – well worth 5 minutes of your valuable time.
http://youtu.be/mHF1uCTCkbg
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12 years, 1 month ago - Nigel Rogers
Hi Mark, I enjoyed your work. I personally think this is exactly what the democratisation of film making is all about. Telling stories from differing perspectives gives us all the opportunity to understand and grow as people.
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