Touretteshero: Me My Mouth and I
Synopsis
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.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 58 mins
- Director
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Sophie Robinson
- Producer
- Sophie Robinson, Jess Thom
- Co-Producer
- Jess Thom, Matthew Pountney
- Executive Producer
- Emma Cahusac, Andrew Fettis
- Editor
- Reg Wrench
- Screenwriter
- Sophie Robinson, Jess Thom
- Director of Photography
- Ollie Verschoyle, Grace Harper
- Sound
- Justin Smith, Stephen Hodge, Joseph Dolan, Josh Allam
- Principal cast
- Jess Thom
- Produced with support from Arts Council England
- Neil Darlison, Cassandra Mathers
- Film Title Note
- Film title should read 'Touretteshero: Me My Mouth & I'
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sophie Robinson
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