Touretteshero: Me, My Mouth and I

Jul 21, 2018

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

A 60-minute film exploring neuro-diversity in the arts through the work of Samuel Beckett from disabled performer Jess Thom's personal perspective. Jess is an artist and activist who also has Tourette's Syndrome. In this film, Jess takes us on a funny and unpredictable journey of discovery into one of Beckett's most complex plays,and asks us to radically reconsider issues of disability, representation and social exclusion as she prepares to perform the role of Mouth in Not I, in front of a live theatre audience.

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Herself/Touretteshero

Jess Thom

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Liz Carr

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Rodney P

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Ruth Ojadi

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Matthew Pountney

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Rosemary Pountney

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Tania Lel-Keria

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Jessi Parrott

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Marsha De Cordova

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Charmaine Wombwell

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Deepa Shastri

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Derval Turbridy

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