Project Detail

Me, My Mouth and I

Synopsis

A 60-minute film exploring neuro-diversity in the arts through the work of Samuel Beckett from disabled performer Jess Thom's personal perspective. Jess is an artist and activist who also has Tourette's Syndrome. In this film, Jess takes us on a funny and unpredictable journey of discovery into one of Beckett's most complex plays,and asks us to radically reconsider issues of disability, representation and social exclusion as she prepares to perform the role of Mouth in Not I, in front of a live theatre audience.

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: 60 minutes
Format: 4K Video
Director: Sophie Robinson
Producer: Sophie Robinson, Amelia King, Jess Thom, Matthew Pountney
Co-Producer: Touretteshero, Sunshine Pictures
Executive Producer: Andrew Fettis
Editor: Reg Wrench
Director of Photography: Olly Verschoyle
Sound: Justin Smith
Principal cast: Jessica Thom
Commission Information: A BBC Performance Live Commission in collaboration with Arts Council England

Genre

Human Rights Woman Director Disabilities

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Touretteshero CIC

2 Walmer Castle Court
102 Peckham Road
London
SE15 5BE

office@touretteshero.com

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Artist, activist and performer Jess Thom, who has Tourette's syndrome, conducts a revealing investigation into one of Beckett’s most intense monologues, ‘Not I’, in which she asks the audience to reconsider issues of disability, representation and social exclusion. This film is radical in its asking of exciting and novel questions about the portrayal of disability in the arts and the exclusion of disabled people as cultural and creative producers. Jess moves past the reverence that surrounds Beckett’s work and makes it accessible to everyone, while raising questions about cultural curation, who has access to theatre and who can perform it.

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