Exploration. Friendship. Exchange. Curiosity. These are some of the words which could be attributed to the official Gaza Opening Signs launch on Friday the 14th of September. Eight Year 10 students from College Park School, a special school in Westminster participated in the workshop which introduced them to key concepts of filmmaking and the Opening Signs project. Over the next 3 months these young people will be the main U.K. contributors to Opening Signs, during which they will use drama and film to explore, translate and share their personal spaces with collaborators in Gaza.
This first session introduced the importance of looking at the world from new perspectives, how we could use film and drama to explore and create new spaces form know spaces, and how these discoveries can be shared with our friends.
We hope the joy and anticipation created will set a precedent for the weeks to come.