IN THE ABSENCE OF: AUTHROITY
"Me and my mates at school, we noticed some things.
Gaps in our community we know need to be filled
To make our town a better place for you and me.
But it can't come down to us alone -
Who’s the authority?
Will they even listen to a kid like me?"
IN THE ABSENCE OF: Authority was inspired by and features interviews with:
Jazz, Rebecca & Billy - members of WE WILL
As featured in the Guardian, People Magazine and CBBC Newsround, WE WILL are an award winning youth mental health group from West Cumbria. Working as a group, they have carried out their own research, worked with community leaders and businesses and raised their concerns to the government, campaigning tirelessly to change the way people think about youth mental health.
Read more about WE WILL here, and be sure to check out their own award winning short films:
https://www.ewanrigg.com/wewill
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Stefan & Tiby - members of Heart of Pitsea’s Youth YOUnique Generation
Stefan and Tiby are from Pitsea in Essex. Their contributions to their local community through the youth forum Youth YOUnique Generation, from the creation of Legacy Park to a space to speak through young people's feelings, are incredibly inspiring. Together, the forum listens to their local community and takes action on social issues.
Find out more about Youth YOUnique Generation here:
Director: Hannah Benson
Writer: Cara Baldwin
Composer: Hannah Benson
Animator: Lucy Redman
Editor: Munotida Chinyanga