What are the special qualities of Social Film Drama?
Emotionally Unifying
The films bring people together at the same point emotionally, where they are ready to talk and work together to resolve issues.
Non-judgmental
The films use different characters to represent different points of opinion. This stimulates the audience to internal reflection and discussion.
Open and honest
The films provide rare insight into private moments, the inner conflicts of characters and what happens behind closed doors in social issues.
Realistically complex
The films are well researched and reflect the complexity of real life. There are no simple endings for the sake of entertainment or dramatic effect.
Catalysts for change
Endings are often deliberately left unresolved so that audiences have to bring about the resolution of the issues themselves, through their own practice and behaviour.
What are the benefits?
- Has a powerful and memorable impact on the audience
- Touches people's emotions and consciences in a far deeper way than other forms of communication
- It brings alive issues that have gone stale because they have been felt too little and talked about and written about too much
- It inspires the audience to take some positive action to improve the situation
Who is the audience?
The universal emotional understanding and reaction to Social Film Drama means a single film has the flexibility to be used with many different audiences. This could include:
- Professionals delivering criminal justice, health and social care services looking to review and improve policy and practice
- Individuals directly or indirectly affected by issues raised in the films
- Community and voluntary groups
- General audiences with an interest in and influence on the issues under discussion
What are the applications?
Social Film Drama has many applications. It has been used very effectively to:
- Wake up and challenge an audience
- Prompt self-reflection about one's own attitudes to an issue
- Stimulate group discussion about how an issue has arisen and what could have been done differently
- Create deeper understanding of an issue and a desire for further learning
What is the right subject matter?
Social Film Drama can be used in almost any situation where there is some human relationship or emotion which needs to be better understood by the audience.
This covers many different situations in many different sectors. It could involve, for example:
- Criminal Justice
- Anti-social behaviour
- Drugs, alchohol and addiction
- Domestic violence
- Sex and violent offenders
Health
- Mental well-being
- Eating disorders
- Sexual health
- Bereavement
Social issues and cohesion
- Bullying
- Racial and ethnic tension
- Age discrimination
- Sex discrimination
Workplace
- Co-operation
- Competition
- Leadership
- Innovation
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