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.
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The original typescript of Beckett's 'Not I'
Duration: 01:58
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Funkadelic
Knee Deep
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Wax Tailor
Que Sera (Album Version)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| 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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