THE IMPORTANT BIT

I started Break Every Chain Productions when I was in university.

 

I wanted to build a business that reflected my passion for people and for social justice. It was important to me to use my skills as a filmmaker to elevate good causes and good people. That drive and commitment remains. 

 

It has been a long and winding journey from the original conception in a lecture hall in South Wales. In some ways, I'm not where I thought I would be; certainly, there is always scope for improvements. However, I'm working hard to take important steps and to find the balance between running a business that supports me and one that supports my community.

 

I know, from experience, that I won't always get things right. However, I pledge to use my voices to call out injustice and use my skills to lift up those who are fighting it. I intend to do this through education, re-learning our history as a country, and examining and un-learning my ingrained biases. I recognise my privilege and aim yo use it responsibly - it should be a tool to start conversations within all aspects of our lives. And I want our films to reflect my values.

 

I stand with all global majority communities. I stand with the LGBTQIA+* community. I stand with refugees and asylum seekers. I strive to stand with all marginalised groups.

Helen

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*I am fully supportive of all identities and respect the use of all pronouns. Our contact forms are equipped with a pronoun category so that we can be sure to always get it right. If you are cisgender and unsure of whether to fill this part of the form out, I urge you to! By normalising the giving of our pronouns we help to create a safer, more loving world for our trans friends and family, and that can only be a good thing, right?