So You Think I’m Stupid?- Drug Aware Documentary

Filmed and Edited by MH Produced by Djanogly School and REAL United Artwork: Splurj Photography: Kelly Gorman Shot on a Sony Z1 and Edited on FCP and AE So you think I’m stupid' is a short documentary which explores Drug Awareness, made by Michael Holyk for Djanogly City Academy and Real United. Funded by Nottingham Crime and Druge partnership and the academy, the documentary, explores the attitude towards drugs that a group of young people from Djanogly have. Their aim is to make people aware that there is more to life then drugs, proving this over 4 weeks, by writing, rehearsing and performing a song to amplify their positive thinking and their new outlook on life. Formerly Djanogly City Technology College, on 26th August 2003 Djanogly City Academy Nottingham officially opened as one of the first of a new type of state-funded specialist schools. The City Academy’s specialism is Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which is used extensively to improve learning and teaching and will give greater chances of success to even more young people living in the inner city of Nottingham. The Academy has welcomed the support of the Real United Community mentors as part of their early intervention strategy helping to raise the self-esteem and aspirations of the young people in their care.. Real United Football Mentoring Academy is a community football club which was developed in May 2008. It was primarily set up to reduce substance misuse and related criminal activity amongst young people in Nottingham. Real United has had an impact on the wider community as it has acted as a pro-active strategy in developing confidence and self-esteem of the individuals. Secondly, as the programme places a strong emphasis on developing the self-worth of the players to become better citizens within their community, they in turn have gained a desire to act as mentors for young people who were at risk of entering into a life of crime and drugs.

Channel: Vimeo Video Length: 9m 3s Date Found: Fri, Jan 21 2011 10:53 AM Category: Home Video Date Produced: Mon, Jul 05 2010 10:54 AM View Count: 0