'Who Cares?' - A film by Suffolk's Young Adult Carers

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Suffolk's Young Adult Carers present... Who Cares? A short film which looks at how caring for a family member impacts on the lives of these young adults.

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World Premiere for Young Adult Carers film...

'Who Cares?' is a short film which looks at the lives of the Young Adult Carers living in Suffolk.

The World Premiere of 'Who Cares?' took place at the Cut in Halesworth on the 14th January 2011.

Around 120 people attended the screening of the short film 'Who Cares?'. A question and answer session took place after the screening of the film, giving the audience the chance to answer any questions from the audience.

Another short film and music video produced by the group whilst working on the main film were also screened.

The evening was a great success and the feedback from the audience members was extremely positive.

In February one young adult carers arranged for the film to be screened in an assembly at her scholl where 550 students aged 13 - 18 watched the film.

325 people have seen the film on YouTube

Background:

Suffolk Artlink worked in the autmn of 2010 with a group of Young Adult Carers who devised and shot this film because they wanted to raise awareness in the community of what it’s like to be a young carer. They wanted to tell people about what it means to be a YAC; how caring for a family member affects the lives of these young adults and the diversity of the roles that being a young carer can involve.

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Film Screening Invitation:

The blueprint project gave volunteers aged 16-25 the opportunity to lead a creative project that aims to benefit the community in some way.

Volunteers also had the opportunity to achieve a Bronze or Silver Arts Award through the project. The Arts Award is a nationally recognised qualification in arts practice and leadership.

While there wass an approved budget, there were no prescribed outcomes. This is a refreshing and daring departure from the usual format. The participants were firmly in charge of their own project and with support from Artlink staff they were able to allocate and manage their own finances.   

Suffolk Art link was part of a consortium of delivery partners including the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Creative Arts East, Seachange Arts, NR5, with The Garage, Norwich, as lead partner. Each partner supported the creation of 234 volunteering opportunities over 3 years. The project aimed to engage disadvantaged or under represented groups of young people in volunteering.

blueprint is one of 152 projects across the country who have been funded by v as part of vinvolved, a new national youth volunteering programme, which aims to inspire half a million more young people to volunteer in England.

Terry Ryall, v’s Chief Executive, says “Young people are at the heart of this new programme which aims to put them at the centre of our communities. Instead of seeing them as a problem to be fixed, we are giving them the chance to become a positive force for change.”

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PREVIOUSLY

blueprint 2

blueprint 2 was based in Halesworth and Lowestoft and worked with a group of volunteers with learning disabilities to produce a short film making project with the aim to benifit the community.

Volunteers were involved with all aspects of the film production from the writing of the script to acting, learning how to use film equipment and the screening of the film.

The short film will soon be available to view online.

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blueprint 1

Artlink’s first blueprint project took place in Hadleigh in the autumn of 2008. It involved young adult volunteers with learning disabilities who will devised, managed and executed their own project.

The volunteers decided to perform a piece of drama that tackled the themes of bullying and friendship. It was performed in January 2009 to local school children in Ansell Community Centre, Hadleigh. The performace was followed by an interactive workshop to allow the young people to respond to the play.