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Title: FIRST REELS INTERVIEW: Edward Davey, Learning To Care

Reference number: 8094

Date: 1993

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Description: Raw interview footage with director Edward Davey, concerning his short film LEARNING TO CARE, made under the Scottish Film Council and Scottish Television's First Reels scheme.

See also ref. 8017 for complete film.

First Reels - a joint short film initiative from Scottish Screen (and its predecessor body the Scottish Film Council) and Scottish Television. First Reels was launched during 1991 by Scottish Film Council in response to a perceived need for small grants to help young and first time film-makers to make or complete their first film or video project. Scottish Television came in as co-sponsor at an early stage and as well as contributing to half the funds they have given the scheme a tremendous public relations boost by running three half hour documentaries showing excerpts from the First Reels. Applicants were invited to submit projects in any format and on any subject they chose. All entries were considered by a jury and thirty five projects were given grants varying from £50 to £2000. On show at the GFT are a representative selection of the best of the films and videos supported by the scheme. [Editorial from Scottish Film Council held in paper archives]

Credits: [interviewee Edward Davey]

Shotlist: Raw interview footage with director Edward Davey, concerning his short film LEARNING TO CARE, made under the Scottish Film Council and Scottish Television's First Reels scheme.

Discusses: Theme of homelessness - how fear and despair can be overcome when we have the strength to care. Filmed for four intensive, long days, talking to many people. Rather overloaded by the end of it. Surprised how much they got just talking to people in the street. Film-maker worked with community for quiet a while in Castlemilk. Film gives a good sense of the bleakness of being homeless. Film trying to put people off the experience of being homeless. People have choices about where they end up in their lives. Taking responsibility is important. The Simon Community is there for people who wnat to help themselves, encouraging people to look after other people and help if they can. Film-maker wanted to allow those with direct experience of homelessness to speak out for themselves.