Film transcript: Girl Power 10 minutes Produced by New Focus, Impressions Gallery’s young people’s collective
Kanwal – Hi, my name is Kanwal, I am part of New Focus, a group of young people who work with Impressions Gallery. Being Inbetween by Carolyn Mendelsohn is an exhibition that showcases ninety powerful portraits of girls aged between ten and twelve, who proudly pose for the camera and share their hopes, fears and aspirations for the future. We were so inspired by the girls’ stories, we wanted to meet some of the girls and find out more. So we’ve been on a journey around Bradford to meet Alice, Amaira and Kiara. Meet Alice, who choose to be filmed in Haworth outside a bookshop. Alice is an aspiring author, who has always been inspired by the Brontës. Alice - My name is Alice, I live in the Keighley part of Bradford. This portrait was taken when I was eleven years old, I am now thirteen. When I am an adult I want to be an author, and maybe I want to set up a business to help children who are in foster families or in care, or those who have a disability. My ambition is to help other children to make them feel that they are not alone. I have craniosynostosis, when I was a baby the bones in my head had already fused together. When I was six months old I had to have an operation and another when I was one. My wish is to visit the rainforest, I imagine it will be tropical and I would love the smell Kanwal – What do you think about being part of Being Inbetween? Alice – I think it’s, like, really cool and I’ve really enjoyed it, and it’s been fun. Kanwal – What did it feel like to have your portrait taken, were you excited or nervous? Alice – I was excited and I was nervous and it was a bit weird because I’ve never done anything like that. Kanwal – What do you think about your photograph and what it says about you? Alice – I think it shows that I’m strong and just because I’ve got a disability, it doesn’t make me different from anyone else.