In October 2019, I worked with a Year 2 class on a project about the English folk story of the Green Man. If you're not familiar with the story, the Green Man (or Jack in the Green as he is sometimes known) is a mythical creature who nutures the trees and the woods and entices unsuspecting people out of their homes and into the woods. A full suamry of the project will follow but as part of it, the children made a film. Here is the trailer for Green Man! The full movie is due in December 2019. Watch this space... Green Man -- Trailer #1

I'm currently in Cape Town working as part of a research project in primary schools in the city. The project is looking at the experiences of new migrant children to school. I'll write more about the project once it's complete but it has been great to act as a consultant supporting the research with advice on visual literacy and film-making. The project uses The Arrival by Shaun Tan as a way of getting the children involved to share their own experiences. I am also helping the children turn their ideas into a short film. This is the trailer I made with the children based on their idea about telling the story of a new child arriving at their school. All the footage was taken by the children!The finished movie will hopefully be ready soon. Watch this space!