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Gaylene Gould, Writer, Coach and Presenter, delivers a key note about the dangers of cultural neglect and why diversity of audiences and programme is important for all venues. The D Word Screening Days, diversifying UK audiences and celebrating BAME talent.
Gaylene Gould is a Writer, Coach and Presenter working in the UK and internationally.
For over twenty years Gaylene has pursued a quest to raise the creative voices of the unheard. This inquiry has led her around the world and to acquire a vast range of experience. She has worked with major organisations such as the BFI, Toronto International Film Festival, BBC and Arts Council England as an international curator, producer, documentary-maker, creative director and theatre maker. Gaylene has revealed African films to international audiences, documented the hidden tales of sex workers for TV, established arts practices in hard-to-reach areas and brought international cinema into state school classrooms.
Gaylene helps others raise their voice through her work as an accredited coach and facilitator. She supports individuals, writers, artists and creative organisations, such as the National Theatre, Southbank Centre and Birmingham Symphony Hall, to review their own stories in order to transform their process and practice.
Gaylene reflects on her work in cultural essays and think pieces and through her work as a Faculty Member of the lifestyle philosophy enterprise The School of Life. gaylenegould.com
To read more about the D Word Screening Days, click here independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/screeningdays/thedword The D Word Screening Days was inspired by nitroBEAT, with great thanks. nitrobeat.co.uk/projects/d-word
Gaylene Gould, Writer, Coach and Presenter, delivers a key note about the dangers of cultural neglect and why diversity of audiences and programme is important for all venues. The D Word Screening Days, diversifying UK audiences and celebrating BAME talent.
Gaylene Gould is a Writer, Coach and Presenter working in the UK and internationally.
For over twenty years Gaylene has pursued a quest to raise the creative voices of the unheard. This inquiry has led her around the world and to acquire a vast range of experience. She has worked with major organisations such as the BFI, Toronto International Film Festival, BBC and Arts Council England as an international curator, producer, documentary-maker, creative director and theatre maker. Gaylene has revealed African films to international audiences, documented the hidden tales of sex workers for TV, established arts practices in hard-to-reach areas and brought international cinema into state school classrooms.
Gaylene helps others raise their voice through her work as an accredited coach and facilitator. She supports individuals, writers, artists and creative organisations, such as the National Theatre, Southbank Centre and Birmingham Symphony Hall, to review their own stories in order to transform their process and practice.
Gaylene reflects on her work in cultural essays and think pieces and through her work as a Faculty Member of the lifestyle philosophy enterprise The School of Life. gaylenegould.com
To read more about the D Word Screening Days, click here independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/screeningdays/thedword The D Word Screening Days was inspired by nitroBEAT, with great thanks. nitrobeat.co.uk/projects/d-word
![Right of Way - Official Trailer [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mn9C3eBapY8/mqdefault.jpg "Right of Way - Official Trailer [CC]
Weâre told we all have a right to roam in the countryside â but does that apply to everyone equally?
Right of Way is a new feature-length touring programme that mixes stunning new artistsâ commissions with historical archive films that give a bigger picture of questions of access and inclusion in the UK countryside.
Read more and find a screening near you: https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/films/right-of-way/
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Right of Way features three new short films that challenge the enduring image of the rural idyll as an untouched and unchanging space where time stands still. What happens when Black, Asian and other ethnically diverse people enter these landscapes? How can our natural spaces be homes to protest, trespassing, activism and raves? Paired with archive films that show that the life of the countryside contains multitudes and disrupt simple narratives, this programme is a terrific platform for debate on historical and contemporary discussions about who has a right to the great outdoors and who is excluded from it.
NEW COMMISSIONS
black strangers - Directed by Dan Guthrie
Pastoral Malaise - Directed by Ufuoma Essi
Syncopated Green - Directed by Arjuna Neuman
Archive material provided courtesy of the BFI National Archive, East Anglian Film Archive, Wessex Film Archive and Screen Archive South East.
Right of Way is presented by the ICO and LUX and supported by the BFI Film Audience Network and Arts Council England.")
