Published On Jan 15, 2021
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We asked a cross-section of our collaborators and community: What does it mean to be human, now? In these short films 11 contributors respond to the question, generously sharing their personal experiences of life and work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Please note that these films include references to racism, ableism and death from Covid-19.
In our first film, each contributor gives their initial response to the question: What does it mean to be Human, now? They generously share their personal experiences of life and work during the Covid-19 pandemic. These interviews took place in October, when interviewees when anticipating a gradual return to ‘normal’.
Producer-Director: Stuart Shahid Bamforth
Director of Photography: Ed Andrews
Sound Recordist: Potion Soundworks
Editor: Hanna Adcock
Colour grade: Ed Andrews
Interviewer: Almaz Ohene
Interviewees:
Caroline Newton, Teenage cancer nurse specialist
Dolly Sen, Artist & mental health activist
Jess Thom, Co-founder of Touretteshero
Mike Theobald, Long-term visitor
Reena Merali, Assistant headteacher
Rianna Walcott, Researcher, writer & activist
the vacuum cleaner, Artist & activist
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