We’re an ethnographic research and video agency specialising in sharing stories of lived experiences.
Below are some examples of: our work with young people, our animation & non-ethno work, our photo-journalism work.
YOUNG PEOPLE EXAMPLES
How do ‘behavioural difficulties’ affect children and their families? / Impact on Urban Health
In partnership with Renaisi, we conducted ethnographies with 18 families where children had shown persistent violent or defiant behaviour, to produce written portraits, a case study podcast, and an insights report with recommendations for better support. More here.
WHAT WERE THE IMPACTS OF A ‘FAMILY INNOVATION FUND’? / ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
ECC’s ‘Family Innovation Fund’ supported different organisations to help families in volatile situations build resilience, and reduce their reliance on statutory support. This video is one of the ethnographic case studies we produced to accompany Traverse’s written report.
How is the Violence Reduction Unit’s ‘Stronger Futures Programme’ impacting young people? / Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
The VRU ‘Stronger Futures’ programme funds organisations to engage with younger people, especially girls, to reduce their potential involvement in violence. This participant-codesigned case study is part of our three-year ongoing evaluation for the VRU.
How did the Young Londoners fund help young people? / Greater London Authority
Short edit for Twitter. Full film here. Through 218 youth projects, the Young Londoners fund aimed to help children and young people to fulfil their potential, particularly those at risk of getting caught up in crime. This video case study informed and accompanied Traverse’s written report.
What were the impacts of a ‘Cultural Citizens’ Programme for young people? / Arts Council England
To help evaluate ACE’s ‘Cultural Citizens’ programme, we accompanied a group of students on their trip to Blackpool and returned months later to interview them, to find out what it was like being on the programme, what its impacts were, and how it could be improved.
What are the impacts of an after-school support charity? / Into University
IntoUniversity runs after-school centres that provide academic support and mentoring for young people from less privileged backgrounds, to help them attain a university place or pursue a chosen vocation. We spent a month visiting their Brent centre to produce this ethnographic report.
ANIMATION & NON-ETHNO EXAMPLES
What are the experiences of young people living in temporary housing? / Children’s Rights Alliance for England
This campaign film was shown at The House of Commons to highlight the realities of living in temporary housing. The voices heard are from real research interviews with young people, who also helped out on set as a co-production.
How can public dialogue be used to inform social policy? / Sciencewise
Every so often we’re asked to make an animation to help explain some of the research we’re involved in. This one for Sciencewise and UK Research & Innovation, about the value of public dialogue, was especially fun to produce.
HOW CAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BE IMPROVED FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND AUTISM? / SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
This was a really meaningful co-production project: to understand the health and social care experiences of adults with learning disabilities and autism, and to translate the resulting insights into this film of actionable recommendations.
What’s it like growing older in Lincolnshire, and how can the council help? / Centre for Ageing Better
We visit organisations working with older people across Lincolnshire, to speak with people there about their experiences of growing older in the county and what improvements how they’d like to be supported. The interviews were recorded as audio only, and are accompanied by photos of the participants and their local environments.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXAMPLES
WHAT MAKES YOUNG PEOPLE HAPPY? / INTO UNIVERSITY
To find out more about the young people who attend IntoUniversity’s after-school support centres, we visited attendees across the country, to take their photo portraits and interview them in their homes. The theme we used for both the portraits and interviews was ‘three things that bring you most joy’.
