The children making their film. Photo: Courtesy of the Leaveners.
Leaveners turn to film
Leaveners explore the concept of 'neighbours' in stop motion films
The latest project from the Leaveners, the Birmingham-based Quaker arts charity, is inspired by the concept of ‘Neighbours’.
A group of ten- to twelve-year-old children, helped by animator Nigel Smith, produced two stop motion animation films for the project. The films were entitled Broken House, Broken Heart and What you break.
Broken House, Broken Heart deals with a rich and a poor neighbour becoming friends and helping one other. What you break shows a conflict between a rich and a poor neighbour and the need to resolve it.
The children were members of The Factory Young People’s Centre. The next films in the series will be made with groups of Quaker and Muslim children.
‘This project aims to open up conversations about diversity, and different people living together in a street, city or society. Leaveners think it is important that the voices and ideas of young people are represented and heard,’ programme leader Jorine Beck explained.
Links to the films can be found on the Leaveners’ Facebook page.
