It has been all go with DAD stuff. Our film project is effectively a large-scale community project as well as a film. We had about 200 people at a reunion event for former employees of the paper mill, an event which is also part of the film. It was hugely emotional for many of the people there as they caught up with colleagues they hadn’t seen for as many as 50 years in some cases.
We also ran a weekend film workshop for young disabled filmmakers, which resulted in 6 3-minute films, and screened artists’ films in Dover’s Grand Shaft.
So, unsurprisingly, I’ve not done much studio practice. I think though, rather than present the DAD work and the studio practice as being in conflict – it’s more interesting to see both activities as different aspects of practice.
