The Empty Plan
The Empty Plan interrogates the relationship between theory and practice in the theatre of Bertolt Brecht; addressing the researching question of Brecht and art and his un-realized dream of its supersession through revolutionary practice, considering the possibilities of ‘committed art’ and its practical, theoretical and formal limits.
Elevation
Elevation is a unique portrait of Sheffield's (in)famous Park Hill estate, created during an eclipse period between clearance and reinvention.
My Funeral Song
My Funeral Song continues an investigation, initiated by Beban & Sprung in 2000, of ‘how can new technologies and subjectivity be used for telling stories that the official histories are unable to tell?’
Esther Johnson
I am an artist and filmmaker working with moving image, audio and photography. I was awarded an MA from the Royal College of Art, London, and am a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy. In 2012 I won the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Visual and Performing Arts for young scholars.
Teenage Wildlife
Teenage Wildlife is a curatorial project by Esther Johnson, exploring representations of youth on film.
Susannah Gent
Susannah is a senior lecturer teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in writing, directing and art direction
Anne Doncaster
Lecturer BA/MArt Digital Media Production within the Media Arts and Communication Department.
The View From My Window Tells Me I'm Home
The View From My Window Tells Me I'm Home is an observation, investigation and social record of the lives and thoughts of ten current residents of the Golden Lane Estate, London.
It's Quicker By Hearse · The Tale of the Petitioning Housewife, the Protesting Schoolboy and the Campaign Trail Student
When Madge Elliot complained about the announced closure of her local train station in Hawick, her mother told her to do something about it, and that’s just what she did.
My Dangerous Loverboy
My Dangerous Loverboy, researched, written and directed by Virginia Heath, addresses the question of how to engage the creative talents of vulnerable and marginalized young women, making their experience visible to public and governing agencies, to bring about change.