Voicebox: New Creatives

Roseanna and Josh talk us through the creation process for their New Creative piece, titled BLAST.

Jess and Elise explain their love of musicals, the power of juxtaposition, and offer great advice for anyone looking to enter the film industry.

‘We Got It Easy’ is a short musical film about the daily struggles of young people in Britain.

New Creatives animation ‘The Gift’ delves into the myths and magic surrounding menstruation.

New Creative production ‘White Dwarf’ explores grief and guilt between two best friends on a camping trip.

“I think it's really important to go for those opportunities – you never know what they're looking for!”

In Light Noise, old home movie footage is used to explore memory loss.

Where are you from? provides a solid answer to its titular question

"A lot of women I grew up around have been challenging these patriarchal narratives for a long time. It’s just that the mainstream media doesn’t pick it up."

As part of New Creatives, Adelina Court has illustrated and directed animation Songs of the City, a beautiful and whimsical following of a blackbird above Manchester.

“Have you ever wondered why it is always the men who sell us meat in butcher shops yet in the kitchen it is the women who yield the knives and then cut, prep and cook the meat?”

As part of New Creatives short film commissions, Job Haunting has been directed by illustrator and comic-artist Cath Garvey and animated by Fettle Animation. New Creatives is co-funded by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.