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Title: LEARNING TO CARE

Reference number: 8017

Date: 1993

Director: d. Edward Davey

Sponsor: First Reels [Scottish Film Council, Scottish Television], Strathclyde Regional Council (Culture Unit)

Producer: Edward Davey

Production company: Video Reality

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 20.29 mins

Description: Social documentary offering an insight into homelessness and the work of the Glasgow Simon Community. Various homeless people are interviewed regarding how, when, and why, they got into their current situation. It also demonstrates how the Simon Community offers practical and much-needed help.

See also ref. 8094 for raw interview footage with director Edward Davey, about this film.

Glasgow Simon Community website is at http://www.glasgowsimon.com/ [last accessed 3/2/2010]

First Reels - a joint short film initiative from Scottish Screen (and its predecessor body the Scottish Film Council) and Scottish Television. First Reels was launched during 1991 by Scottish Film Council in response to a perceived need for small grants to help young and first time film-makers to make or complete their first film or video project. Scottish Television came in as co-sponsor at an early stage and as well as contributing to half the funds they have given the scheme a tremendous public relations boost by running three half hour documentaries showing excerpts from the First Reels. Applicants were invited to submit projects in any format and on any subject they chose. All entries were considered by a jury and thirty five projects were given grants varying from £50 to £2000. On show at the GFT are a representative selection of the best of the films and videos supported by the scheme. [Editorial from Scottish Film Council held in paper archives]

Credits: Video Reality presents an introduction to Glasgow Simon Community

Contributors Jamie McFarlane, Willie Jarvi, Willie Smith, Anne-Marie, Joanna, Alan Scott McNeilage, John Boyle, Paul Rodgers, Steven Hendry, Jane Hynes, Dougie Patterson... and many others.
camera Mike Kelly
grip / driver Alan Lavender
exec. p. Ian Galloway
m. David McTeague, Auntie Rose, Jump Studios, Dave Gardiner
graphics Cairn Production

Special thanks Alan Robertson (on-line) and STV (offline)
p. Edward Davey
co-producer The Television Workshop, School of Television and Imaging Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Funded by First Reels (Scottish Film Council, Scottish Television), Strathclyde Regional Council (Culture Unit)
Video Reality 1993