"faces". by tara anegada & rosiella sutherland.

NNT Online Season

The latest addition to the Nottingham New Theatre Online Season is a quartet of mini films highlighting some of the worst traits in people.

"baptism" narrated by laura garvin-gomez shows the affect that the death of her character's family members have on her life as a she looks back at her childhood and how this dramatic and life changing event affects her in her adult life.

"half *****" narrated by ella seber-rajan is all about racism. It highlights some of the things that some people say that, while at times they may not realise may be rascist, possibly due to their age, that comments can hurt. Comments like "where do you come from, no, where do you really come from".

I recently was listening back to an interview I did with a big 1960's singer and he used the "coloured" adjective to describe black people and I felt so uncomfortable listening back to this, While this may be how people from this particular age see no wrong in this, I can see that this is wrong and can be deeply hurtful.

ella relates several examples of rascism, all of which would be embarrassing to hear as well as being insulting and hurtful to the black community in this passionate and heartfelt monologue.

"first" narrated by emily rule is all about a young woman falling in love with her school friend and we automatically think that the object of her desire is male. This particular monologue shines a spotlight on homophobia and biphobia. I personally have never understood why parents can change the way they feel about their children just by the choices that they make in who they decide to love. It should change nothing and it is sad to find out that people can reject their own blood due to this.

I feel very strongly about homophobia and this particular piece of film really is important. What a shame we have no vaccine to inject homophobics with. Again this phobia may be something that is residual from decades gone by but is still here today, and this film shows this.

The final film in this quartet is called "reclamation" and narrated by eleanor rickenbach. We see some wonderful descriptive passages about the visual affects from drink and drugs on the user, as well as a sad routine of life that the drinker and drug taker can fall into.

All four separate monologues within this film are delivered with passion and I found myself closing my eyes and listening to the voices and the words as opposed to watching the films, ironic as the film is called "faces".

Unlike the previous pieces in the current online season, this delivers serious messages throughout which is at times difficult to watch and listen to.

Let's mention the people who are behind the scenes of this important film.

written & directed by tara anegada & rosiella sutherland

produced by alice zelenka martin

shadow director & dramaturg: joseph holmes-milner

publicity assistant: libby horobin

creative assistants: nadia elafi & japneet matharu

video editor: jesse rough

assistant video editor: charlie finney

caption writer: skylar turnbull hurd

"faces" can be seen on Wednesday 9 December at 7.30 via the NNT Facebook page link.