Resource Type: Films

Life Growing Up – Part 2: Living in Silence – “At school it’s taught as an STD, but that’s not how I got HIV.”

This film, and three more like it, have been created using the true stories of young people with HIV, and performed by actors. What’s it like to find out you have HIV when you are a child? Part 2 – Living in Silence looks at some of the myths about HIV, why people are still made to feel ashamed if they have it, and why they shouldn’t be. The films aim to raise awareness and understanding of the experiences and needs of young people living with HIV.

Courtesy of the Children’s HIV Association – and follow the link for more help and information.

Life Growing Up – Part 2: Living in Silence

Video length - 02.54

Published date - Feb 2019

Keystage(s) - 4

Life Growing Up – Part 1 – “We don’t need your pity. We just need you to be educated.”

This film, and three more like it, have been created using the true stories of young people with HIV, and performed by actors. What’s it like to find out you have HIV when you are a child? Part 1 looks at the emotional impact, and the prejudice and discrimination that still exists around HIV. The films aim to raise awareness and understanding of the experiences and needs of young people living with HIV.

Courtesy of the Children’s HIV Association – and follow the link for more help and information.

Life Growing Up – Part 1

Video length - 03.18

Published date - Feb 2019

Keystage(s) - 4

Me, Myselfie and I – John is falling behind at school, ignoring his mates and neglecting his girlfriend – all because he’s become obsessed with maintaining his online persona. He spends so much time on his phone, he eventually becomes trapped inside it. Literally.

A re-telling of the Greek myth of Narcissus for the social media age.

A film by Alastair Collinson.

Alastair was invited on to The Victoria Derbyshire Show to be part of a panel discussing social media’s impact on young people as a result of the film. Clips were featured on the show and on BBC World News.

Me, Myselfie and I

Video length - 11.59

Published date - Jan 2019

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

An Untold Story – Robyn is a young filmmaker from a small town in Scotland. She is used to telling other people’s stories, but has never put her own on camera. So in this film, she describes how she came to realise that she was gay, the initial shame she felt (and was made to feel) before proudly accepting herself for who she is.

An Untold Story

Video length - 08.50

Published date - Jan 2019

Keystage(s) - 4

Ollie – My Future. My Career. My RE. Ollie is a sports reporter and his job takes him all over the world. He loves travelling, and having taken RE at school, he understands how religious beliefs influence countries and cultures, and this gives him a deeper appreciation of the places he visits and the people he meets.

Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. Watch the other MY FUTURE. MY CAREER. MY RE. films to hear more real stories about how Religious Studies benefits students and young professionals.

Ollie – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.23

Published date - Nov 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Mo – My Future. My Career. My RE. Mo has been a firefighter for ten years, and he loves it. He has found that the knowledge and understanding he gained by studying RE has given him empathy for the many different communities he serves, and helps him to do his job better.

Mo – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.10

Published date - Nov 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Lilie – My Future. My Career. My RE. Lilie is a chef and recipe designer who says that the skills she learned in RE gave her the confidence to question, to weigh up different options and to decide what she wanted to do with her life.

Studying RE doesn’t mean you have to be a priest! It offers you experiences and skills that can be applied to many different jobs, and life in general.

Lilie – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.15

Published date - Nov 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

My Future. My Career. My RE. Studying RE at GCSE and A Level provides you with important life skills, and offers opportunities in further education and a wide variety of careers. This film is a short compilation of all our wonderful contributors – so have a look at their individual films too!

My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.43

Published date - Oct 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Shermeen – My Future. My Career. My RE. Shermeen is studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Warwick University, but she believes that studying RS at GCSE and A Level has helped her in her degree course. RS taught her to explore tough academic questions, how to construct complex arguments, and how to examine differing points of view and gain a new perspective on human behaviour.

Shermeen – My Future. My Career. My RE.

Video length - 01.30

Published date - Oct 2018

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Downloadable resources

Scully – My Future. My Career. My RE. Scully is a presenter and producer for a London radio station. His study of RE at school gave him vital lessons in understanding human differences and, most importantly, our similarities, and – he believes – makes him a better broadcaster.