Breaking into the Museum in partnership with Manifesta
October 2011
Young people create short films inspired by their favourite object.
In May 2010, 14 young people from North Kensington participated in a project to make a short film inspired by their favourite object at the museum.
The participants worked in the Galleries of Modern London, over five consecutive days, assisted by museum personnel and creative film-makers. Each participant produced a film inspired by a particular object in the collection, ranging from the Wellclose prison cell to the Mobira mobile phone.
As well as learning about London’s history and heritage, participants developed skills in handling camera, sound, developing narrative ideas, story-boarding, directing, acting, editing and post production.
You can view the produced films here:
www.manifesta.org.uk/our-work/breakingintothemuseum/the-produced-films.html
You can also watch them in situ in the galleries, if you have a Smartphone. Simply find the object and scan the relevant QR code located near to the object. For a full list of QR code locations, please see the bottom of this page.
In October 2011, the film ‘Black to Yellow’ about the Charles Booth map won two awards from the United Nations Alliance of Civilization in New York. The now 20 year old director, Chris Lamontagne said:
‘When I heard that I had won these awards, it was a massive shock. At first I didn't understand how my video could have so much impact, it was after hearing the comments from friends and family that I realised how powerful this video was.'
Objects that inspired film
- ‘The Ghetto’ by Tom Hunter
- Indian women in Trafalgar Square painting
- History painting (Poll Tax Riots)
- Wellclose Prison Cell (2 films)
- Brixton Riot '81 by Mike Hawkthorne
- Suffragette banner
- Heathrow Trolley
- Booth Map (2 films)
- The Mobira Cityman
- Hackney Cab
- Pleasure Garden (2 films)
