Hamlett Films can help get your stories out into the world with Voices of Big Local.
Voices of Big Local is a project created by Local Trust in partnership with Hamlett Films.
Following a successful pilot, Hamlett Films offers storytelling training and mentoring for people taking part in a Big Local learning cluster or working with one of our support partners.
Local Trust is keen to hear how your learning experiences are inspiring you creatively. The idea is to share the knowledge you’re gaining through Big Local in stories that can be told in film, photographs, writing, podcasts, spoken word or anything else!
I like the idea of being able to tell a story in a format I was comfortable with
Suzanne, Whitley Bay Big Local
Unlike other support partners, Hamlett Films does not work with Big Local partnerships as a whole. Instead they will mentor an individual to help that person tell a story he or she cares about and which has motivated them to get more involved with Big Local.
For individuals taking part:
For the Big Local partnership:
The Big Local partnership should expect very limited involvement in the project and has no say over the finished work.
We have loved working with individuals and learning about their areas and their stories. We’re looking forward to supporting more storytelling projects, and giving people the tools they need to share their creativity
Hamlett Films
In 2018 Hamlett Films piloted this offer with 4 people from Big Local areas who were taking part in learning clusters. They were:
You can read about their experiences in this blog
Julia Lemos Lima is a journalist and documentary filmmaker, having been commissioned by media outlets like the BBC and VH1, and institutions such as University College London and One World Media.
Julia started her career in Brazil at the largest TV network in Latin America – TV Globo – over ten years ago. After coming to London to take her Masters in Documentary Filmmaking at Goldsmiths College, Julia started working for Hamlett Films as a researcher. Some of the latest productions she has been involved were awarded the Learning on Screen Awards and two Gold Clarion Evcom Awards.
She provides filming, photography, and storytelling training to Big Local residents and has a wonderful time travelling around England and seeing for herself the interesting stories local communities have to tell.