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Films/Videos

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Bessie

2015

Bessie (2015) is an HBO film which tells the story of Bessie Smith's transformation of a young woman struggling to make a living from her singing to becoming a widely known and renowned blues singer. There are flashbacks to Bessie's difficult childhood in kinship care with an abusive older singer, and the film explores the mentoring role by

Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group. See glossary HERE


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