liberty - short film by david ellington

"The cold, cold shudder / of a world craving / blood, blood, blood / Every day blood / Leeching my freedom / My freedom / I will fight / to save my freedom."

David Ellington brings to life his beautiful, poignant and political BSL poem, Liberty, in a new highly-visual, poetic and physcially realised short film commissionsed by Ad Infinitum and HOME. David has been collaborating with Ad Infinitum since 2016, in June we asked him to create an artistic response to the current situation we find ourselves in, and this is his response. This filmic poem draws on visual vernacular, sign mime and BSL to examine what sets us apart, and what unites us.

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In BSL and English captions.

DAVID ELLINGTON

David Ellington’s roles have been diverse, including film, theatre, and television drama and presenting since 1997. Films and TV / adverts credits under his belt are Accessible adverts - The Last Leg (C4), Paralympic accessible advert (C4), Smirnoff - Deaf dancer.

Film work includes: Small World- Episode 2 (Mutt & Jeff Pictures), Stand By Your Man (BBC), I'm Spaziticus - The Comedy Lab (C4), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC), Holby City (BBC) Theatre also includes Frozen (Fingersmiths), Paralympic Opening Ceremony / The Garden / Against the Tide (Strange Fruit & Graeae), Bent / Diary of an Action Man (Graeae), Under Milk Wood (Oxfordshire Theatre Tour Company). Circus art and street theatre experience also includes Extraordinary Bodies - What Am I Worth / Weighting (Diverse City & Cirque Bijou).

LIBERTY CREDITS

Poet: David Ellington
English translation: Kyra Pollitt
Camera: Samuel Ash
Music: Sam Halmarack.

Commissioned by Ad Infinitum, in association with HOME, Manchester