March 25, 2021 - They share their views and the concerns of a younger generation whose education and job prospects have been curtailed and social lives wrecked, by a year of confinement.

Filmed with improvised equipment, mobile phones and webcams, this punchy and impressive short, raises the question some are afraid to ask: has lockdown done more harm than good? For most young people, the answer is yes and society will need to evidence the measures it has taken which have penalised a generation.

As one young contributor, 18-year-old Nicky Detain asks tellingly:

“I have spent my entire adult life in lockdown…having theory tests cancelled… not being allowed to go to a restaurant with friends.. not being allowed to have a haircut, is this what being an adult means?”

First-hand accounts from a generation for whom adulthood has meant unfreedom, and whose lives have been put on hold, are long overdue. Committed to film by young people themselves, this is extraordinary witness testimony on a year like no other and stands in the finest documentary tradition.

Ceri Dingle, Director of the Charity WORLDwrite whose free Citizen TV training brought the large young crew which made Spreaders together, said today:

“This has been an exceptional collective endeavour. It was such a pleasure to work with so many talented, eloquent, and creative young adults who made the most of awful circumstances. I hope the final film helps shine a spotlight on the destructive distrust that has been afforded this younger generation. I look forward to meeting this inspiring young crew in person as soon as it is allowed. I am hopeful a cinema may step up and screen their film and allow them all to meet each other offline too.”

The film is freely available to watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_uPQFj-SCg

For further details and interviews, please contact world.write ( @ ) btconnect or phone Kate Abley on 020 8985 5435.

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