Short Films for SEND Audiences

Synopsis

These six short films have been carefully curated to speak to students who may have SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), giving them a platform to discuss their feelings and help them thrive in a learning environment.

The titles, a mixture of primary and secondary, focus on issues around friendship, kindness, family and have a particular focus on sensory issues, examining what the senses are and how we can control them to our benefit.

My Brother Luca (2019, 10 mins, 7-14)

A girl narrates the everyday life of her younger brother, comparing his autism to superpowers.

The Present (2014, 5 mins, 7-14)

A teenage boy is gifted a puppy by his mother, but it isn’t to his liking.

Mogu & Perol (2018, 9 mins, 5-14)

Two colourful woodland creatures have their friendship tested when they try to share food with each other.

Louis' Shoes (2020, 6 mins, 7-14)

An autistic eight-year-old boy introduces himself to his new school class.

Senses (2019, 6 mins, 7-16)

A split-screen animation about two men: one who is in a world without colour while the other lives in a place without sound.

Overload (2019, 5 mins, 11-16)

An autistic young man struggles with the pressures and anxieties of travelling on the London Underground.