Silent Voices
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Silent Voices is a docudrama
about domestic violence
in the United Kingdom
written for the Community Channel by Barbara Gorna, directed by Charles Harris
and produced by Paul Atherton
.
It was first screened on April 25, 2005 at 21:00.
In 2008 Silent Voices was released as a DVD to raise funds for the charity NCDV (National Centre for Domestic Violence).
into the Labour
Government's new Domestic Violence
Bill in 2004.
The real life events described were then composed onto seven fictitious characters from all walks of life performing integrated monologues directly to the camera.
Raj a 10 year old boy tells his tale of how his mother and him get away from the violence of his father and the associated attachments to a black Caribbean family as he moves from home to a refuge.
Chelsea a 13 year old girl, who loves her father and mourns the loss of her CDs and friends as her Mother drags her from Refuge to Refuge until her inevitable return home.
Jezza a 16 year old trainee hairdresser, remembers her time with her mother and father as they battled through her childhood. Her chilling realisation that her Mother was killed by her Father as she watched leaves her character coming to terms with the horror.
Bev a 19 year old prostitute and drug addict explains how she has ended in her current predicament in an attempt to escape the violence her father an RAF officer perpetrated on her mother.
Summer, 26, a successful City worker, explains how she fell in love with the man who then went on to destroy her life through bullying and violence and how she discovered how difficult it was to break free of her situation.
Michael, 40 a small time lawyer recalls his middle-class upbringing and the secrets of the violence that went on behind closed doors which resulted in his Mothers suicide.
Lucy, 38, a successful office worker who has finally found a man she can trust again, re-tells the story of how clever her boyfriend was at isolating her by his kindness and attention before she found herself alone with her child in a house that was filled with anger.
Karina Cornell's next job was with Kenneth Brannagh in The Magic Flute
.
Amanda Wright went on to do Prime Suspect and a film with Baldwin
.
Vicky Taylor-Roberts sang the closing credits "Trading Metaphors" taken from her album on Wistful Records.
Make-up Artist Caroline went onto work on the remake of Brideshead Revisited
.
It was written on Final Draft
with thanks credited to Rinaldo Quacquarini.
The show was produced by Paul Atherton
, while Charles Harris
directed. The music was written by Damian Coldwell.
Docudrama
In film, television programming and staged theatre, docudrama is a documentary-style genre that features dramatized re-enactments of actual historical events. As a neologism, the term is often confused with docufiction....
about domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
written for the Community Channel by Barbara Gorna, directed by Charles Harris
Charles Harris
----Charles Harris was an outstanding American tennis player in the 1930s.Harris reached the singles final at the Cincinnati Masters in 1936 before falling to future Hall of Famer Bobby Riggs, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1....
and produced by Paul Atherton
Paul Atherton
Paul Atherton is managing director of and its sister not-for-profit company, . He is the first producer/ director to have his work broadcast on the Coca-Cola billboard in Piccadilly Circus, London with his film The Ballet of Change....
.
It was first screened on April 25, 2005 at 21:00.
In 2008 Silent Voices was released as a DVD to raise funds for the charity NCDV (National Centre for Domestic Violence).
Summary
Silent Voices is a single docudrama based on interviews conducted by the writer, with over a hundred subjects, whilst researching at a Think TankThink tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
into the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Government's new Domestic Violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
Bill in 2004.
The real life events described were then composed onto seven fictitious characters from all walks of life performing integrated monologues directly to the camera.
Raj a 10 year old boy tells his tale of how his mother and him get away from the violence of his father and the associated attachments to a black Caribbean family as he moves from home to a refuge.
Chelsea a 13 year old girl, who loves her father and mourns the loss of her CDs and friends as her Mother drags her from Refuge to Refuge until her inevitable return home.
Jezza a 16 year old trainee hairdresser, remembers her time with her mother and father as they battled through her childhood. Her chilling realisation that her Mother was killed by her Father as she watched leaves her character coming to terms with the horror.
Bev a 19 year old prostitute and drug addict explains how she has ended in her current predicament in an attempt to escape the violence her father an RAF officer perpetrated on her mother.
Summer, 26, a successful City worker, explains how she fell in love with the man who then went on to destroy her life through bullying and violence and how she discovered how difficult it was to break free of her situation.
Michael, 40 a small time lawyer recalls his middle-class upbringing and the secrets of the violence that went on behind closed doors which resulted in his Mothers suicide.
Lucy, 38, a successful office worker who has finally found a man she can trust again, re-tells the story of how clever her boyfriend was at isolating her by his kindness and attention before she found herself alone with her child in a house that was filled with anger.
Cast and crew
It was a first time television appearance for all the cast and most of the crew.Karina Cornell's next job was with Kenneth Brannagh in The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (2006 film)
The Magic Flute is Kenneth Branagh's English-language film version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's singspiel Die Zauberflöte. The film is a co-production between France & the UK, produced by Idéale Audience and in association with UK's The Peter Moores Foundation.In November 2005, it was announced...
.
Amanda Wright went on to do Prime Suspect and a film with Baldwin
Baldwin
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.
Vicky Taylor-Roberts sang the closing credits "Trading Metaphors" taken from her album on Wistful Records.
Make-up Artist Caroline went onto work on the remake of Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a novel by English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. Waugh wrote that the novel "deals with what is theologically termed 'the operation of Grace', that is to say, the unmerited and unilateral act of love by...
.
It was written on Final Draft
Final Draft
Final Draft is screenwriting software for writing and formatting a screenplay to meet the screenplay submission standards set by theater, television and film industries. The program is developed and owned by Final Draft, Inc., headquartered in Calabasas, CA; the company also owns Script magazine...
with thanks credited to Rinaldo Quacquarini.
The show was produced by Paul Atherton
Paul Atherton
Paul Atherton is managing director of and its sister not-for-profit company, . He is the first producer/ director to have his work broadcast on the Coca-Cola billboard in Piccadilly Circus, London with his film The Ballet of Change....
, while Charles Harris
Charles Harris
----Charles Harris was an outstanding American tennis player in the 1930s.Harris reached the singles final at the Cincinnati Masters in 1936 before falling to future Hall of Famer Bobby Riggs, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1....
directed. The music was written by Damian Coldwell.
See also
- The Conspiracy of SilenceThe Conspiracy of SilenceThe Conspiracy of Silence is a documentary TV film that was broadcast three times on PBS in the United States in 1995 and 1996. The title is formed from the assumption that there is a conspiracy of silence that surrounds domestic violence...
, a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) documentary - Defending Our LivesDefending Our LivesDefending Our Lives is a 1993 short documentary film directed by Margaret Lazarus and Renner Wunderlich. It won an Academy Award at the 66th Academy Awards in 1994 for Documentary Short Subject.-See also:...
, a short documentary - Power and Control: Domestic Violence in AmericaPower and Control: Domestic Violence in AmericaPower and Control: Domestic Violence in America is a documentary about domestic violence, told through the story of Kim Mosher, a mother of three from Wabasha, Minnesota and victim of physical and emotional abuse...
, a documentary about domestic violence and the community-based Duluth Model to reduce domestic violence - Sin by SilenceSin by SilenceSin by Silence is a domestic violence documentary film by Olivia Klaus that offers a unique gateway into the lives of women who are the tragedies living worst-case scenarios and survivors - women who have killed their abusive husbands...
, a documentary