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Origins – Meet Gabriela. Or Stephanie. Or Yana.

How much do the circumstances of your birth affect the person you become? How much influence does your upbringing have on your beliefs? How different would your life have been if you had been born in a different country? Into a different faith and culture?

What makes you you?

Winner of the Short Form category at the BAFTA Children’s Awards 2018.

Origins

Video length - 05.02
Published date - Sep 2017
Keystage(s) - 3 and 4
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Just So I Know – When you’re taken into care it can feel scary and confusing. This animation was made by “looked after” young people who explain what happens, and share their feelings about the process.

Courtesy of Biomation.

Just So I Know

Video length - 03.26
Published date - Feb 2014
Keystage(s) - 2 and 3
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Asperger’s Brain – What do you know about Asperger Syndrome? This animation, made by young people with Asperger’s, explains what it is and how it affects a person’s life.

Courtesy of Biomation.

Asperger’s Brain

Video length - 08.40
Published date - Feb 2014
Keystage(s) - 3
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Gains and Losses – What does it feel like to suffer from anorexia? Written and narrated by young people who have suffered with the eating disorder, this animation describes how it takes hold, how it feels, and how to fight back.

Courtesy of Biomation.

Gains and Losses

Video length - 06.57
Published date - Feb 2014
Keystage(s) - 3 and 4
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Sport Relief – Raymond’s Story – In Africa, 1 in 4 children have to work for a living, often in dangerous conditions. Greg James introduces this film about Raymond, a 14 year-old boy who lives in Ghana. Raymond has to work long days in a mine to support his family, but Sport Relief money is providing him with an education to help him escape poverty and achieve his ambitions.

Do something amazing and donate to Sport Relief.

Sport Relief – Raymond’s Story

Video length - 04.03
Published date - Feb 2014
Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Haringey People: Tim is an ex-Territorial Army soldier who drove a military ambulance during the Iraq War of 2003. He is now an Army Cadet instructor and helps to teach young people discipline and respect. He describes his experiences, and talks about his concerns for the young people in his community.

This film was made by young offenders taking part in a film training course run by VividEcho and funded by The Big Lottery: Awards for All and Haringey Council.

Haringey People: Tim

Video length - 03.08
Published date - Feb 2014
Keystage(s) - 3 and 4
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Doorways: Sophie became homeless at the age of 18 when, with both her parents suffering from serious illnesses, family life became increasingly difficult. Sophie describes her time on the streets and in supported housing as she gradually gets her life back together.

Funded by Essex County Council.

Doorways: Sophie

Video length - 05.32
Published date - Jan 2013
Keystage(s) - 3 and 4
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A video of Vinnie tied to the lamppost naked has been posted online and Vinnie’s determined Danny should pay. Things begin to look up for Vinnie when he finds out Danny has a secret.

Being Victor Ep2

Video length - 07.58
Published date - Sep 2010
Keystage(s) - 4

I Know What I Want

Mary’s family left their homeland to give her a good education and a better future, but she rebelled. Her parents wanted her to become a dentist, but she was more interested in singing. Here she talks about how she eventually realised that she was being selfish, and why she decided to fulfill her parents’ wishes.

I Know What I Want

Video length - 04.00
Published date - Jan 2009
Keystage(s) - 4
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Ban The Hoodie

Seen by some as intimidating, and others as simply practical, hoodies have become a politically charged item of clothing. Vox pops from young people on what ‘hoodies’ means to them.

Ban The Hoodie

Video length - 02.44
Published date - Apr 2008
Keystage(s) - 3 and 4
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