YOUTH EDUCATORS: USE THIS FILM TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE WITH OUR CUT SHORT TEACHING PACKAGE

CUT SHORT:
FIGHTING AGAINST KNIVES IN THE NORTH

SYNOPSIS

Sarah Lloyd has spent the last ten years without her son Kieran; he was murdered in broad daylight by a drug dealer. 22 year old Vilson has spent the last three years out of prison, where he was sent for using a knife in a gang attack.

 

Both now work as campaigners for knife crime awareness, using their own stories to make a difference in the lives of others. But Sarah’s life is still empty without Kieran, and Vilson still resents the circumstances that led to his misguided youth.

 

Featuring testimonies from ex- and current gang members, an ex-gang leader, and the eye-witness of a knife murder, “Cut Short: Fighting Against Knives in the North” shares Vilson and Sarah’s stories and follows their journey as they try to understand why young people in the UK are being persuaded to carry knives, and what the irreversible consequences are when a person makes the decision to use one.

 

The film provides a list of organisations who are dedicated to supporting young people concerned about gang culture, and current data on the true state of knife crime in the North, collated from FOI responses submitted by regional police constabularies.

 

WE WANT TO SHOW THIS FILM TO ONE MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK.

TEACHING PACKAGE

Alongside a film festival run, Cut Short has been primarily designed to be used to engage and educate young people in schools, colleges, community groups, youth organisations, young offender institutions, prisons and anywhere else with an audience of young people.

 

We’ve built a teaching package to go alongside the film that provides teachers and educators with a simple set of bespoke resources to lead a safe and effective workshop with young people.

 

Schools, community groups, youth offenders institutions, youth clubs and any youth-facing organisation are all welcome to use the film and its teaching package.

 

The teaching package contains:

 

  • the full documentary, plus two bonus scenes
  • suggested lesson plans
  • factsheets and regional data for teachers to better understand the subject matter
  • activities based around key scenes in the films (including age-appropriate options for 10/11yos)
  • worksheets and questionnaires for students
  • advice on handling this subject matter and any safeguarding issues that may arise
  • an original audiobook from Sarah that tells the story of her son’s murder through a creative approach

Starring

 

 

 

 

 

Directed by

Produced by

 

DoP

1st AC

 

Sound Recordists

 

 

Runner

Unit Stills

BTS Stills

BTS Video

 

Editor

Colourist

Second Colourist

Graphic Designer

Composer

Sound Designer

Dubbing Engineer

Sarah Lloyd

Vilson Duarte-Dong

Lucie Milner

Matt ‘Blessed’ Stevens

Luke

Matthew Norford

Owen Seabrook

Lewis Mitchell

Maizie Brown

Declan Creffield

Laura Clark

 

Chris Lipscombe
Joe Allies
Philip Shacklady

Olivia Gray

Lisa Stonehouse

Owais Manzoor
James Ivanov
Daniel Tremble

Owen Seabrook
Paul Handley
Summer Vasare Piscikaite
Hattie Barnes

George Bloomfield
Philip Shacklady
Will Cart

CUT SHORT:
FIGHTING AGAINST KNIVES IN THE NORTH

Starring

 

 

 

 

 

Directed by

Produced by

 

DoP

1st AC

 

Sound Recordists

 

 

Runner

Unit Stills

BTS Stills

BTS Video

 

Editor

Colourist

Second Colourist

Graphic Designer

Composer

Sound Designer

Dubbing Engineer

Sarah Lloyd

Vilson Duarte-Dong

Lucie Milner

Matt ‘Blessed’ Stevens

Luke

Matthew Norford

Owen Seabrook

Lewis Mitchell

Maizie Brown

Declan Creffield

Laura Clark

 

Chris Lipscombe
Joe Allies
Philip Shacklady

Olivia Gray

Lisa Stonehouse

Owais Manzoor
James Ivanov
Daniel Tremble

Owen Seabrook
Paul Handley
Summer Vasare Piscikaite
Hattie Barnes

George Bloomfield
Philip Shacklady
Will Cart

SYNOPSIS

Sarah Lloyd has spent the last ten years without her son Kieran; he was murdered in broad daylight by a drug dealer. 22 year old Vilson has spent the last three years out of prison, where he was sent for using a knife in a gang attack.

 

Both now work as campaigners for knife crime awareness, using their own stories to make a difference in the lives of others. But Sarah’s life is still empty without Kieran, and Vilson still resents the circumstances that led to his misguided youth.

 

Featuring testimonies from ex- and current gang members, an ex-gang leader, and the eye-witness of a knife murder, “Cut Short: Fighting Against Knives in the North” shares Vilson and Sarah’s stories and follows their journey as they try to understand why young people in the UK are being persuaded to carry knives, and what the irreversible consequences are when a person makes the decision to use one.

 

The film provides a list of organisations who are dedicated to supporting young people concerned about gang culture, and current data on the true state of knife crime in the North, collated from FOI responses submitted by regional police constabularies.

 

WE WANT TO SHOW THIS FILM TO ONE MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK.

TEACHING PACKAGE

Alongside a film festival run, Cut Short has been primarily designed to be used to engage and educate young people in schools, colleges, community groups, youth organisations, young offender institutions, prisons and anywhere else with an audience of young people.

 

We’ve built a teaching package to go alongside the film that provides teachers and educators with a simple set of bespoke resources to lead a safe and effective workshop with young people.

 

Schools, community groups, youth offenders institutions, youth clubs and any youth-facing organisation are all welcome to use the film and its teaching package.

 

The teaching package contains:

 

  • the full documentary, plus two bonus scenes
  • suggested lesson plans
  • factsheets and regional data for teachers to better understand the subject matter
  • activities based around key scenes in the films (including age-appropriate options for 10/11yos)
  • worksheets and questionnaires for students
  • advice on handling this subject matter and any safeguarding issues that may arise
  • an original audiobook from Sarah that tells the story of her son’s murder through a creative approach