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Generation 3.0 film launched in Manchester
28 September 2011
As part of Runnymede’s Generation 3.0 project, which looks at ways to end racism in a generation we have made a 15 minute fiction film about racism and gender.
Called “Clench: what are you fighting for?”, the film tells the story of a Ash, a young mixed race girl from Trafford, Manchester.You can watch the film here.
On a youth referral scheme, we see Ash travel to the iconic Salford Lads Club where she takes up boxing as a means to deal with her troubled past. By portraying Ash’s experience of the sport, the film highlights how the boxing ring can be a neutral space where race and neighbourhood politics are left outside.
The film looks at not only Ash’s own experience of racism, but also the preconceptions she holds about other people and places.
“Clench” demonsrates how boxing can become the ultimate visual tool for communication between generations, highlighting that every person has a story to tell regardless of how they look.
