Who is the Short Film Competition for?

The competition is most suitable for Year 10 and Year 12 / L3Y1 students from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

What will students do?

Students will work in small groups to create a Short Film Documentary featuring a story about Black and Minority Ethnic Heritage, with the theme of Breaking Barriers and Boundaries.

As part of the project, students will:

• Identify social issues within their contexts and communities.
• Create a creative and research-driven response to a localised social issue.
• Collaborate with their peers and professionals to create their response.
• Present their process in making their creative and research-driven response.
• Showcase their response to the public at the HCDF 2025 on Wednesday 9 July hosted by the University of East Anglia.

Workshop opportunities

Students will have the opportunity to engage in several workshops between January-April that aim to guide students through the process of making a documentary film, providing essential skills for all three phases of documentary filmmaking; pre-production, production, and post-production.

What will students learn?

By participating in the project and accompanying workshops, students will have the opportunity to develop essential skills to succeed such as problem creativity, leadership, and teamwork.

​When will the project take place?

The project will begin in January to finish at the Heritage and Cultural Diversity Forum 2025 on Wednesday 9 July hosted by the University of East Anglia.

Want to sign up?

Complete the Sign Up Form: https://forms.office.com/e/0vHmnGJA80

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions about the project, please email blackhumanities.project@uea.ac.uk.