The Constitution of Inside Film
To provide a film education to one of the most marginalised groups in society, prison inmates.
To provide inmates with a comprehensive experience of the film production process, from devising ideas through to post-production.
To provide a rigorous grounding in audi-visual literacy, so that the participants understand how media representations produce meaning through a culturally formed process of selection and combination.
To allow inmates to explore the issues and circumstances associated with their offending behavior through the creative process of filmmaking.
To offer a positive experience of education to a group who, according to social research, have had an overwhelmingly negative experience of educational systems and provision.
To foster collective working, decision-making and co-operation and mutual support and encouragement through group work on the projects.
To provide IT, research and organisational skills that are transferable to the employment market or further education.
To disseminate the films made by the inmates in as many ‘windows’ as possible to educate the wider public about the people society incarcerates.
To build links with other educational institutions to encourage prisoners upon their release to continue their studies.
To influence policy making decisions as they relate to prison education.
In addition to the primary focus on prison education, Inside Film will also work with disadvantaged young people on filmmaking projects to promote a critical engagement with the media and educational opportunities.
