Project Detail

Yoof Projekt

Synopsis

Yoof Projekt is a black comedy about the inner workings of youth work, the kids and the council. Shot as a mockumentary, the film centres around a youth project being filmed for the council and follows it as it becomes a pawn in a power game.

Hapless Council, Hopeless Management, Hopeful teenagers and Haphazard Youth work at it's best and worst working with disenfranchised young people to help them better.

Yoof Projekt is a satire looking at adults' attitudes towards teenagers and young people. the film follows the exploits of Middle-brook city council employee’s as the they attempt to engage the hardest to reach teenagers in their fantastic new youth project specifically designed to curb the excesses of the modern teenager. An arrogant film director is employed to capture and document every moment of the process. Hapless management have already written off the aims objectives and shockingly the outcomes. It is then left to a few disgruntled youth workers to make a success of managements wishes and work with the disenfranchised young people and help them better.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Format
16.9 HD
Director
Stephen Southern 1st Feature
Producer
Paul Meagher
Editor
Stephen Southern
Screenwriter
Paul Meagher
Director of Photography
Stephen Southern
Sound
Stephen Southern
Composer
Bauer

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Voo Doo Doll Productions and SSA Productions

UK

Alison Williams - research and networking

Sales Company

Paul Meagher

35 Stopes Road
Little Lever
Bolton BL3 1NW
UK

foamlizard@hotmail.co.uk

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