Turning Point Project
The Turning Point Project Neglecting early 20th century British Black history has prevented important understanding of British heritage and its…
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We share stories as diverse as the world we live in
We’re Sweet Patootee Arts. As an arts and heritage organisation, we produce films and resources to bring inspiring, compelling and diverse stories of real people to an international audience.
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All of our work is underpinned by our belief that people from all backgrounds have stories that deserve to be heard. We don’t do unemotional, detached history because for us, history is personal.
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Using oral testimonies, archival research and our deep-rooted passion for storytelling, we produce high-quality educational films and heritage interpretation. We are driven by a shared belief that everyone has a story to tell, and that storytelling can be a catalyst for multicultural audiences to participate in, learn from and engage with.
Our films become the catalyst for public engagement in museums & galleries, learning establishments, community hubs, and online. We involve participants from diverse backgrounds in making the work, and we collaborate with partners across the UK (and internationally) to devise and deliver Arts and Heritage workshops.
Serving the Arts, Heritage and Learning sectors is at the heart of what Sweet Patootee Arts creates. Our mission is to shine a spotlight on under-told or under-preserved histories, and to imagine and build a more just world by amplifying the voices of those whose history has been neglected.
Our current project TURNING POINT is a Black heritage-inspired video installation that uses Caribbean comedy and melodrama to tell four short stories set in 1920s Barbados and Jamaica. Starring Suzette Llewellyn, Paterson Joseph, Veronica Beatrice Lewis, Ashley D. Gayle.