Lancashire Film Student Looking For Help
Jan, 17 2019
~They say ‘you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover’. This could refer to adults who grew up on a northern council estate. Their appearance may look unkempt but they’ve really seen what it’s like to have it bad. It’s their unique resilience and, at times the family’s low wage which has shaped them as adults and inspired them to make a difference in their community.
A young student filmmaker is about to encapsulate what life is really like growing up on a council estate. She is currently crowd funding to raise enough funds to produce her film.
Rebecca Gill is reaching out to Lancashire colleges and Universities in a bid to offer work experience to media and film students who, like Rebecca wish to have a career in the film industry upon graduation.
This talented young lady is also a winner of Rock FM and the Lancashire Police Authority’s Typecast Awards. The awards were set up to give young people in Preston and Lancashire a voice to dispel media myths in the following five areas :-
- Drugs
- Alcohol
- Bullying
- Suicide
- Violence.
Rebecca has dedicated her life to her studies and is now in her final year at University of the Arts London, where she is studying film. Her most recent work is ‘Day Street’. It tells the story of a precocious 11-year-old girl living within a broken family on a council estate in 1982.
Rebecca explains the concept behind the film, potential awards and pleas for financial contributions,
“The main character, Sammy, dreams of a regular childhood and is struggling to accept her life. The film is inspired by our director’s Mum’s childhood, so it’s something I feel a lot of people in the north would relate to. We’re aiming to enter the film to BAFTA Qualifying festivals both in the UK and internationally, however to make this possible we need funds to make Day Street as good as we know it can be.”
Crediting the Typecast Awards with pushing her towards a career in film, Rebecca wants to give back to the county where she was born and raised. She also has an earnest desire to achieve despite her disability. Her film is destined to bring hope and optimism to the interested public and she is convinced that regardless of your background you can and will achieve your potential,
“I’m really keen to show young people that no matter where you come from, no matter what type of diversity you may face, dreams can still become a reality.”
Anyone interested in contributing funds can find more information on the Day Street Indiegogo page. To find out more about the film and work experience opportunities, email daystreetfilm@gmail.com.
Please support this Lancashire student crowd-funding for her graduation film.
^Alex Ashworth
