Georgina Speaks Out

Before the summer holidays Georgina entered a competition with Media Box and Channel Four. Georgina was one of ten young disadvantaged youngsters given five hundred pounds to make a short documentary during their summer break. From the ten films made Georgina’s has been judged as the winner and will be aired on Channel Four sometime next year. Georgina’s film is about what the summer holidays are like for her and the difficulties she can face when trying to see her friends. It’s five minutes long. You can see her film on the Channel Four - Four Docs website as well as on our school website.

http://www.channel4.com/fourdocs/film/film-detail.jsp?id=53445

Georgina decided to ask Spectrecom Film Production Company to help her make her documentary. Both Georgina and Jim attended an evening film production course offered by Spectrecom this year. Georgina’s wonderful personality and positive nature inspired many into supporting her. Georgina’s relationship with the Spectrecom team meant they were able to assist her in telling her story in a very personal way.

http://www.spectrecom.co.uk/index.html

Georgina’s film has a powerful message and Georgina has had the opportunity to expand on her views through a number of interviews with papers, magazines and websites. See some of them here…….

Guardian – http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/nov/07/guardiansocietysupplement.disability  Printed Wednesday 7th November 2007

BBC/ouch  -  http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/closeup/13questions/georgina_studd.shtml

Need2Know - http://www.need2know.co.uk/law/disability/article.html/id=1175

BBC Slink, online magazine - http://www.bbc.co.uk/slink/sexlovelife/reallife/georgina.shtml

Media box website -  http://www.media-box.co.uk/