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Working with Joe Stevens a group of young people who have been homeless in Weymouth & Portland have committed their experiences to film.

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This has been a great opportunity to experiment with large media screen technology and for it to be in such a very public space as Glastonbury was fantastic.
My work was shown both in the day and at night, where for me it really worked when it looked equally stunning from a distance as from close [...]

I have secured a commission to work with the Council and young people from Weymouth on a short film about being homeless.

This film will attempt to try and reduce the number of young people leaving home, by having young people who have experienced homelessness talk about the realities of being homeless and the options available. [...]