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‘The Growing Project: Growing Inclusive Communities’ is a documentary film telling the magical story of how the lives of Birmingham’s homeless and vulnerable communities are being transformed through gardening together.
Filmed in Birmingham during Spring 2021, over 4 different locations, the film captures the real life stories, dreams and achievements of the people involved in the project, from participants, artists, gardeners and volunteers to the organisations underpinning the work. The garden becomes a place of shared stories, plant growing, food making, and also sanctuary, recovery and meaningful production.
The film, commissioned by digital support agency The Space, shows the benefits of connecting people to nature when in difficult times and also questions what role local communities and the arts and culture can play to the post-covid19 social and economic recovery.
Curated by Jo Capper, she says that “by connecting people with plants and each other in their local environment we can create platforms for change and transformation… responding positively to the visible effects of homelessness and vulnerability in our city, we are using our social and cultural capital to make improvements to the spaces and places we share.”
About The Growing Project
The Growing Project, established in 2019, is a community-led growing scheme, working with organisations who support vulnerably-housed people and those in crisis. Aiming to ‘Green-Sense’ the city, The Growing Project improves neglected sites across Birmingham by growing food and creating green spaces. The sites are developed, tended, and nurtured by people experiencing homelessness or who are in times of crisis. The Growing Project focuses on bringing people from different backgrounds together to collectively share stories and experiences, developing understanding whilst responding to key ecological issues.
To read more about The Growing Project, visit our website: https://grand-union.org.uk/projects/t...
To donate:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...
Directed and produced by Sima Gonsai
- Year2021
- Runtime7 minutes
- NoteAudio Description by Tony McBride for VocalEyes
- DirectorSima Gonsai
‘The Growing Project: Growing Inclusive Communities’ is a documentary film telling the magical story of how the lives of Birmingham’s homeless and vulnerable communities are being transformed through gardening together.
Filmed in Birmingham during Spring 2021, over 4 different locations, the film captures the real life stories, dreams and achievements of the people involved in the project, from participants, artists, gardeners and volunteers to the organisations underpinning the work. The garden becomes a place of shared stories, plant growing, food making, and also sanctuary, recovery and meaningful production.
The film, commissioned by digital support agency The Space, shows the benefits of connecting people to nature when in difficult times and also questions what role local communities and the arts and culture can play to the post-covid19 social and economic recovery.
Curated by Jo Capper, she says that “by connecting people with plants and each other in their local environment we can create platforms for change and transformation… responding positively to the visible effects of homelessness and vulnerability in our city, we are using our social and cultural capital to make improvements to the spaces and places we share.”
About The Growing Project
The Growing Project, established in 2019, is a community-led growing scheme, working with organisations who support vulnerably-housed people and those in crisis. Aiming to ‘Green-Sense’ the city, The Growing Project improves neglected sites across Birmingham by growing food and creating green spaces. The sites are developed, tended, and nurtured by people experiencing homelessness or who are in times of crisis. The Growing Project focuses on bringing people from different backgrounds together to collectively share stories and experiences, developing understanding whilst responding to key ecological issues.
To read more about The Growing Project, visit our website: https://grand-union.org.uk/projects/t...
To donate:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...
Directed and produced by Sima Gonsai
- Year2021
- Runtime7 minutes
- NoteAudio Description by Tony McBride for VocalEyes
- DirectorSima Gonsai