Bears, Bengals & Big Bad Barry
Through discussion, play and filmmaking workshops, six films were made in Autumn 2019 with Hawick Cubs, Jedburgh Scout Group, and Interest Link – a volunteer befriending service working with isolated children, young people and adults with learning disabilities across the Scottish Borders.
The films explore climate emergency, bullying and an invasion of alien sheep. They premiered at Bears, Bengals and Big Bad Barry, a screening at Heart of Hawick in December 2019, and were preceded by several adverts for forthcoming imaginary products made by members of Hawick’s Escape Youth Club.
This project is part of Film Town, Alchemy Film & Arts’s community-engaged creative learning programme.
Space Sheep
Maker: Alchemy Film & Arts with Interest Link
Year of Production: 2019
Runtime: 6′
Language: English
Accessibility: Descriptive subtitles in English
The Polar Bear
Maker: Alchemy Film & Arts with Hawick Cubs
Year of Production: 2019
Runtime: 3′
Language: English
Accessibility: Descriptive subtitles in English
Content Warning: Discussion of climate breakdown
The Bengal Tiger
Maker: Alchemy Film & Arts with Hawick Cubs
Year of Production: 2019
Runtime: 3′
Language: English
Accessibility: Descriptive subtitles in English
Content Warning: Discussion of climate breakdown
Endangered
Maker: Alchemy Film & Arts with Jedburgh Scout Group
Year of Production: 2019
Runtime: 3′
Language: English
Accessibility: Descriptive subtitles in English
Content Warning: Discussion of climate breakdown
The Bottle
Maker: Alchemy Film & Arts with Jedburgh Scout Group
Year of Production: 2019
Runtime: 3′
Language: English
Accessibility: Descriptive subtitles in English
Content Warning: Discussion of climate breakdown
Big Bad Barry
Maker: Alchemy Film & Arts with Jedburgh Scout Group
Year of Production: 2019
Runtime: 5′
Language: English
Accessibility: Descriptive subtitles in English
Content Warning: Depictions of bullying