Short films and promotional videos produced by Spectacle
Life outside
Howard League for Penal Reform, 2011
The Howard League's U R Boss project and Spectacle worked with children and young people across the country who had been recently released from custody to make this film that accompanies the policy report Life Outside.
Impact
London's Climate Change / Groundwork London, 2011
A film made in collaboration with London's Climate Change Youth Ambassadors, an exciting environmental volunteering programme that supports 16 - 25 year olds to communicate their climate change and environmental concerns to their local communities. This is achieved through local events, multimedia, music, arts, and intergenerational projects. Groundwork London engages the volunteers to take part in workshops, inspirational visits and knowledge building activities to learn more about climate change and sustainable living.
Well London
Big Lottery Fund, 2008-2011
We are currently involved in ‘Well London’, a 5-year pan-London project promoting physical and mental well-being as the initiative's official media partner, with communities across the city. Spectacle have been commissioned to document activities, interview partners and set up workshops to offer local residents media training and develop creative project outcomes. The Well London Alliance includes: London Health Commission, Groundwork, London Sustainability Exchange, University of East London, Arts Council England, Central YMCA, and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Groundwork London Healthy Spaces Film
Groundwork London, 2010
A film documenting Groundwork London's involvement in the regeneration of urban spaces around London over one year.
Body Confidence Campaign Video
CYCMA, 2011
Animated educational video aimed at 8-11 year-olds, exploring the issue of body image. It highlights some of the causes, and consequences of the rise in body image anxiety, together with the scale of adoption of quick fix solutions.
Micronomics
QeC-Eran & City Mine(d), 2010
Micronomics investigates an understanding of small scale self-organised (micro-)initiatives and whether the economy has room for them.
Bone Orchestra
Wellcome Trust / Yorkshire Arts, 2004
Commissioned to document the research of the Bone and Mineral Centre, University College London, Spectacle's short, experimental video provided a unique perspective on osteoporosis.
Winner of the IMZ Dance Screen Award 2005
An experimental film exploring the formalities and demands of Olympic gymnastics seen through the determination, skill and playful competition of two girls at the Europa Gym Club, Erith.