Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
To read more about this project, visit independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/films/uncommon-voices
We’ve all got an image that pops into our head when we think about what a ‘working class film’ might look like, and for most of us, it’s a vision firmly drawn from the past. This selection of recent short films starts a conversation about how working class filmmakers are capturing working class experience in the Britain of today, spanning documentaries, flights of fancy and realism.
What these films uncover are working class experiences that are rich in creativity, complications, uncertainties and contradictions: the very things that make a film worth watching. This programme of shorts, selected by filmmaker and curator Nia Childs, is for anyone who wants to explore working class Britain as it is and imagines itself to be, in the hope of discovering something new.
The Independent Cinema Office, with the support of BFI Film Audience Network, is delivering a limited tour with in-person speaker opportunities available. Email bookings@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk for more information.
The project was commissioned by Film Hub Wales who oversee Socio-Economic Inclusion on behalf of BFI FAN, led by Champion Linnea Pettersson.
To read more about this project, visit independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/films/uncommon-voices
We’ve all got an image that pops into our head when we think about what a ‘working class film’ might look like, and for most of us, it’s a vision firmly drawn from the past. This selection of recent short films starts a conversation about how working class filmmakers are capturing working class experience in the Britain of today, spanning documentaries, flights of fancy and realism.
What these films uncover are working class experiences that are rich in creativity, complications, uncertainties and contradictions: the very things that make a film worth watching. This programme of shorts, selected by filmmaker and curator Nia Childs, is for anyone who wants to explore working class Britain as it is and imagines itself to be, in the hope of discovering something new.
The Independent Cinema Office, with the support of BFI Film Audience Network, is delivering a limited tour with in-person speaker opportunities available. Email bookings@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk for more information.
The project was commissioned by Film Hub Wales who oversee Socio-Economic Inclusion on behalf of BFI FAN, led by Champion Linnea Pettersson.
