We Are Not Finished (the film)
2023 - Present
Adapted from the 2021 live theatre performance and featuring the original cast, this feature-length film has been co-created with 13 young people and shot exclusively on iPhones.
We Are Not Finished, Film Still, 2023
Young people have radical imaginations, fierce opinions and wild hopes. So why don't we listen to them? What might we learn from a group of ordinary young people who are invited to speak about their present, and lay bare their dreams, fears and hopes for the future?
We Are Not Finished is a raw outpouring of fury at a world on the brink of chaos, and a tender portrait of young people in Britain today.
This non-narrative dance film and conceptual art mash-up is co-created and performed by a diverse group of teenagers and shot in iconic sites across London. Featuring dance, improvised dialogue and a powerful original music score by multi-award winning composer and turntablist Mariam Rezaei.
This 60 minute feature film will be available for touring from July 2024.
We Are Not Finished, Film Still, 2023
Who will imagine a different future?
Meet the team
Direction: Samantha Butler
Director of Photography: David Harradine
Executive Producer: Louisa Borg-Costanzi Potts
Producer: Amy Davies Dolamore
Assistant Producer: Winnie Imara
Consultant DOP: Will Duke
First Assistant Director: Sam Evans
Composer: Mariam Rezaei
Sound Designer & Recordist: Andrés Saenz de Sicilia
Second Sound Recordist: Chris Pramthai White
Production Manager: Sam Evans
Production Assistant: Maggie Slaboň
Chaperone: Annabelle Sami
Chaperone: Charlene Sandy
Chaperone: Shona Phillips
Chaperone: Livvy Lynch
Graphic Design: Fraser Muggeridge Studios
Performed by: Emre Gunes, Sarah Carvalho, Maya Demetriou, Zaynah Alom, Angel Roach, Reggie Roberts, Minnie Trottford, Simeon Ndu-Seaba, Marcel Winter, Pebbles Doughty-White, Stella Nodine, Teah Tournier Winchester, Orlando Gangbo
With thanks to: Cultural Recovery Fund, Friern Barnet School, Peabody Housing Association, Fresh Audio, JustSoCatering.
Extras: Jack Forino, Ioana Garleanu, Ailbhe Shields, Rua Robertson, Jacob Mann, Tayea Clarke York, Chyros Bowen, Maya Keys, Emily de Bueger, Layla Neale, Jenny Liu, Arjosa Thaqi, Nadia Truszkowska, Esme Telford, Taqiyah Seremba, Amelia Crabtree, Harper the dog
A fabulous celebration of hope and possibility amidst the chaos and destruction of now. If you’re a teenager, or know one, or were one once, go and see We Are Not Finished
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