RECLAIM OUR FUTURE

Catcher Media worked with United Purpose (then called Concern Universal) to produce a positive and empowering film that focussed on climate change. The film and graphics were used as part of a national school initiative. The project was a participatory process involving a group of local young people and Catcher Media ran intensive workshops involving film-making, scripting and campaign strategies. The young people all appeared in the final film.

The film was shown to students as part of a week-long series of cross-curricula and awareness-raising sessions which culminated in individuals, classes and the schools themselves making pledges to reduce their carbon emissions. They uploaded their filmed efforts in order to inspire others.

The project featured filmed contributions from David Attenborough and Greenpeace. Supported by The National Union of Teachers and the RSPB among many others.

  • "Wonderfully ambitious and beautifully realised too"

    Daniel Meadows, renowned photographer
  • “Catcher’s approach to heritage is outstanding; the quality, accessibility and beauty of their work means that the community are drawn to their projects”

    Hannah McSherry, Herefordshire Council
  • "As well as working with a wide range of Herefordshire heritage, arts and community organisations, Catcher Media has been committed to boosting skills, employment and economic development within the county."

    Jenni Waugh Consulting Ltd.
  • "We have worked with Catcher Media for many years on several diverse cultural and heritage projects including large heritage projects of regional and national importance and we have come to rely on their expertise"

    Jan Nesaratnam, Senior Librarian at Herefordshire Library Service
  • Our collaborations with Catcher Media have been hugely valuable in the cultural life of Herefordshire and the wider region."

    Jon Chedgzoy, Museums, Libraries & Archives Manager at Herefordshire Council
  • "Catcher Media have made a vital contribution, not just in our county but to the heritage, culture and arts of this country as a whole"

    Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP, Member of Parliament for Hereford & South Herefordshire
  • "The powerful and beautifully produced films reached huge, enthusiastic audiences that crossed generations and brought the past to life"

    Rhys Griffith, Senior Archivist at Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre
  • "Catcher Media's oral history projects just get better and better."

    Audience member

  • "We often have people coming here with cameras but you are interested in us, and what we are actually doing."

    Marcin Lisowski, Polish migrant worker
  • "I firmly believe that to honour our ancestors is a very special thing, to bring them to life."

    Raine Geoghegan, Romani poet

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