Marginalisation

Protests against asylum seekers have erupted across the UK. With some counter-protests. It’s starting to feel as if the film Children of Men (2016) depicting 2027, may become prophetic. I must be an optimist, as the New Statesmen published an article last year titled: Are we really living in Children of Men? A distant friendContinueContinue reading

This month has been a shock to the system with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and the new UK government assigning prisons emergency measures. Prime Minister and ex-human rights lawyer Keir Starmer, has appointed James Timpson, CEO of the key-cutting chain that employs ex-criminals, as Minister of Prisons. Timpson complains: ‘we are addicted toContinueContinue reading

I was inspired to make my short film FREE from my knowledge of human rights issues in the mental health system. The UK government is attempting to address some of these issues this year via its reform of the Mental Health Act. Coincidentally, shortly after I wrote the script, publicity surrounding the #FreeBritney movement appeared inContinueContinue reading

I have renamed my film Raw Vision, which I think represents better its theme of hallucination. This comes from Raw Vision magazine, specialising in Outsider Art, which has its roots from the art of people committed to mental asylums. Studies show about one fifth of people who regularly have hallucinations are in control of theContinueContinue reading