UNBROKEN 2018
Audience feedback – 2018
~ Great festival to attend! I really hope it gets bigger each year, as it's important for mental health issues to receive more publicity and for the organisers to receive more recognition - they really deserve it. Privilege to have been screened here!
ROBERT OLIVER, DIRECTOR
Balloon - shortlisted entry for the UNBROKEN 2018 Short Film Prize
~ Wonderful to have the opportunity to have Service Users demonstrate the impact of the Arts in their expression of themselves. Well done on an amazing event.
VAL FARMER, CEO RICHMOND BOROUGH MIND
on 'THE HEALING POWER OF WRITING'
~ Great workshop! Well resourced, interactive, good pace and freedom to do as much or as little as you want.
ANONYMOUS
CREATIVE THERAPY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
~ The creative writing course provided by Debbie was very interactive and stimulating. I never expected to produce a story within half an hour. Thank you so much for reviving for me the novel which has lain fallow for many years!
DAVID
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
~ Fascinating day at UNBROKEN! Well done, Emma and Team. Hope to participate next year!
DEBBIE FREEMAN
LEADER OF CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
~ Fantastic opportunity to understand how creative writing can help people. Wonderfully organised by Emma. [A] warm & friendly space to encourage discussion.
ANONYMOUS ATTENDEE
AT 'THE HEALING POWER OF WRITING
~ Great festival, loved the Showcase, especially that RICE scene. Good job everybody!
ANONYMOUS AUDIENCE MEMBER
THE UNBROKEN SHOWCASE
~ I am extremely honored to win this award. This film was made by a small group of passionate filmmakers who wanted to tell a story that is very much about love. In this case, loving someone who is struggling with mental illness. We tried to give a voice to millions of people who are making sacrifices on a daily basis, just because they want to help. And by winning this award, we know their voices are being heard. I would like to thank the jury for this amazing honor and [for] helping us to raise awareness of the issues. Thank you so very much.
NIELS BUORGONJE, DIRECTOR
Skogafoss - UNBROKEN 2018 Short Film Prize Winner
2017
~ Winning this award is a wonderful achievement and the recognition means so much more given the subject matter behind the festival. We really hope that UNBROKEN becomes a big player on the festival circuit, as the values it represents are of great importance.
JOEL MAGUET, PRODUCER & JAMES SIERADZKI, DIRECTOR
Tommy - UNBROKEN 2017 Short Film Prize Winner
~ Lovely event full of lovely people for an even greater cause. Thank you!
OLLIE GARDNER, DIRECTOR
Flex: No Hard Feelings - UNBROKEN 2017 Short Film Prize Runner Up
~ I was lucky to hear about the UNBROKEN Festival & Short Film Prize from a friend. It is a niche festival that is doing important work. I have many loved ones who struggle with mental health issues; it’s something I have always been interested in & is recurrent theme in my work.
JOHN GUTTIEREZ, DIRECTOR
Three Days Gone - shortlisted entry for the UNBROKEN 2017 Short Film Prize
~ It was a wonderful experience. Thanks to everyone involved!
SONALI BHATTACHARYA, DIRECTOR
The Moment - UNBROKEN 2017 Short Film Prize Audience's Choice Award
~ Really nice festival. I can only see this festival getting bigger and bigger each year. Hopefully, it will never lose that intimate feeling it projects.
GERARD McKENZIE, DIRECTOR
On The Spectrum - shortlisted entry for the UNBROKEN 2017 Short Film Prize
~ What an excellent idea & venue and an amazing choice of films. Congratulations to all who made it to the finals... ...If this festival can achieve its awareness goal and get the powers that be to take notice, then it will have all been worth it. Once again, thank you for the opportunity to attend this awesome event.
TINA B
SHORT FILM PRIZE AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ Thank you for all your incredible hard work making UNBROKEN such a successful, inclusive and important festival. I know everyone involved really grew from it and we were thrilled to be part of it, both on stage and on the panels.
ALI TAYLOR
PLAYWRIGHT & PANELLIST
~ Thanks for arranging the UNBROKEN Festival. I thoroughly enjoyed what I saw. When I looked at the line-up beforehand, I was thinking, 'Hmmm, will that work?' Well it bloody well did work! And worked brilliantly. ...Congratulations on the festival.
RICHARD FITCHETT
PLAYWRIGHT
~ Wonderful array of artistic reflections on mental health at @UnbrokenFest last night. Fascinating, honest, thoughtful insights - thank you.
FLORA W
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ Fantastic, real and SO important! Thank you!
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ I absolutely loved being a part of the event.
CHARLIE LANGHAM
PANELLIST
~ Really excellent! Thank you.
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ What a brilliant play & fascinating post-show discussion. I liked that the [Children & Young People's] evening started at 5pm and finished by 8pm so there's time for an informal chat over a drink and time to mull over the ideas afterwards. Thank you.
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ Venue - excellent.
Exhibition - thought provoking, with a hopeful final work.
Under My Skin - Beautifully written, excellent understanding, acted to perfection.
Altogether an instructive evening but uplifting. I enjoyed the experience to the full.
WILLIAM M
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ I loved the idea of getting folks to respond to the paintings - some really moving poems. 'Beauty in Grieving' is the piece that spoke to me: sometimes there was even a bleakness to the blue sky And the grief was at the heart of it all to me - you grieve because you loved.
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
2016
~ A truly inspiring evening and so well acted, written and presented. As someone whose life has been affected by mental health issues, I was moved by all the pieces. Well done and thank you.
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ This was a truly great performance. Please continue. Drama and theatre help people understand their 'real life'. I am looking forward to next year!!
GRACE N
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ An important topic, ripe for discussion... Important work - please carry it on.
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ Very insightful and moving.
ANONYMOUS
AUDIENCE MEMBER
~ A massive thank you for putting together UNBROKEN last night! It really was a wonderful festival and got everyone talking about mental health, something I am incredibly grateful for.
MANDY LEE BERGER
ARTIST