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Touretteshero: Me, My Mouth and I

A 60-minute film exploring neuro-diversity in the arts through the work of Samuel Beckett from disabled performer Jess Thom's personal perspective.

A 60-minute film exploring neuro-diversity in the arts through the work of Samuel Beckett from disabled performer Jess Thom's personal perspective. Jess is an artist and activist who also has Tourette's Syndrome. In this film, Jess takes us on a funny and unpredictable journey of discovery into one of Beckett's most complex plays,and asks us to radically reconsider issues of disability, representation and social exclusion as she prepares to perform the role of Mouth in Not I, in front of a live theatre audience.

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Aug 2018 00:15
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  • 00:34

    Funkadelic

    Knee Deep

  • 00:52

    Wax Tailor

    Que Sera (Album Version)

Credits

Performer Jess Thom
Participant Liz Carr
Participant Rodney P
Participant Ruth Ojadi
Participant Matthew Pountney
Participant Rosemary Pountney
Participant Tania Lel-Keria
Participant Jessi Parrot
Participant Marsha De Cordova
Participant Charmaine Wombwell
Participant Deepa Shastri
Presenter Russell Howard
Participant Derval Turbridy
Producer Sophie Robinson
Director Sophie Robinson
Producer Amelia King
Editor Reg Wrench
Executive Producer Andrew Fettis
On-line editing Adam Sample
Production Company Sunshine
Production Company Touretteshero
Colourist Andy Lee
Re-recording mixer Andy Coles
Camera Operator Oliver Verschoyle
Sound Recordist Stephen Hodge

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