By Francesca Waite, Artist in Residence at Made By Mortals ‘Sadiqa’ is an audio story that allows the listener to walk in the shoes of a woman from the South Asian community who has experienced domestic and honour-based abuse and has left the abusive situation. It intends to give the listener a better understanding of […]
My experience of writing ‘Sadiqa: An Empowering Story of Hope’ Read More »
This year we’ve been working on Little Lungs, a brand new audio story about the impact of indoor air quality on the family of a child living with a respiratory condition. With Little Lungs we have taken a new approach to storytelling. The story is told by the central character’s lungs, with the listener eavesdropping
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By Francesca Waite, Artist in Residence at Made By Mortals Made By Mortals’ Hidden audio story series challenges people to walk in someone else’s shoes and experience the world as they do. When first asked to write a new episode about the experience of an autistic person or a person with learning disabilities attending a
My experience of writing Jasper Pickles Climbs Everest! Read More »
Introducing a new interactive film, Hidden: Adam’s Story, which supports discussion around mental health for young people, launching on World Mental Health Day 2023. What is Hidden: Adam’s Story? Hidden: Adam’s Story is a project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration, Greater Manchester (ARC-GM) and Patient Safety Research
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The Foundational Economy Innovation Fund has allocated £10,000 in grant funding, coupled with expert support, to our “Hidden” project! This endeavour seeks to reimagine the way training is delivered to social care staff, fostering compassion, connection, and innovative learning experiences. The Foundational Economy Innovation Fund, as part of its mission to fortify businesses and organisations
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Made By Mortals helps their community support people to live positively with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairments. Last year we coproduced an immersive audio case study called ‘Ruby and Dennis’ Story’ as part of our award-winning Hidden programme. Working in partnership with Together Dementia Support and Dementia United we also coproduced a resource with/for people
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…and Made By Mortals has been chosen! The Made By Mortals team are celebrating after hearing we are one of the 40 organisations set to receive some of the £13m from the latest round of Greater Manchester’s Culture Fund. The fund aims to boost arts, culture and creativity across the city region. A lot has
Greater Manchester’s Culture Funding has been announced… Read More »
The short film ‘Eggshells‘ was co-produced with women with lived experience of domestic abuse and coercive control. Here the professional artists who supported the making of the film talk about their involvement and the impact of the work on their artistry. Made By Mortals has been working with women living with domestic abuse to coproduce
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We’re delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with the Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), The University of Manchester, as part of our Hidden series. This brand new episode will focus on mental health, as we work with a diverse group of young people with lived experience. Our programme ‘Hidden’ is about challenging
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Our wonderful Johnny Barlow Theatre Company was one of the highlights of our Bringing People’s Experience to Life event last week. This inaugural event brought together health and social care researchers from across the North to showcase and demonstrate the value of using participatory arts as innovative PPIE within research and services. We welcomed more
Bringing People’s Experience to Life – a huge success Read More »
