Photo still from the film: Director of Photography, Jake Corbett
MARY’S CHARITY, LONDON 2022 (WITH SHORT FORM FILM COMPANY)
Founded 20 years ago by Jason Allen, BEM, Mary’s exists to provide therapeutic care and practical safety support that enables young people at risk to fulfil their potential. Mary’s work to build emotional skills and take action to reduce their risk of being involved in violence as a two-part approach to supporting a young person. The charity’s outcomes show that safety support, alongside mentoring, is effective in managing serious youth violence and increasing achievement.
Emily directed and produced a suite of films to raise awareness of the Primrose Hill based charity and help promote its extraordinary work - both locally and nationally.
“London, like much of the rest of Britain, is suffering from an epidemic of violent gang-based crime as disenchanted youths battle for territory and drugs business…Mary’s is the nearest thing that this part of London has to genuine local heroes.”
Andrew Marr, Patron, Mary’s