Freedom: A Future You Want Project
An award winning spoken word film about the future created by young residents of a housing estate after the Covid-19 pandemic. Facilitated by rapper ShayD and composer Rex Horan.
Residents aged 13-19 from Priory Court Housing Estate were invited to work with MC and Hip Hop artist ShayD, award-winning musician and composer Rex Horan and Emmy award-winning Producer Kate Hampel in a 3 session 'bootcamp' as well as one-on-one mentoring.
The young people focussed on expressing their hopes and fears of the future after their experience of the Covid-19 lockdowns in a unique opportunity to develop skills, confidence, self-expression, word play and music.
Participants showcased their film screened on the side of one of the estate buildings as part of an art and design walking tour for London Design Festival in September 2022.
As a result of her contribution project trainee Kellaiah Boateng was awarded a Commonweath Youth Exchange to Malta in 2022-3.
This project was produced by Kate Hampel, supported by Worth Unlimited WF and funded by Urban by Nature and Clarion Futures Fund.
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