The Lies of Our Confines: Premiere + Q&A with cast

Written and directed by IOE alumnus Leon Oldstrong, PGCE Primary, ‘The Lies of Our Confines’ is a character driven story, focussing on a group of Black teenagers from London and their two youth leaders. The story seeks to avoid common stereotypes of Black men and boys - they are intelligent, creative, caring, funny and vulnerable.

Two youth leaders take a group of young Black males from a deprived community on a getaway to the outdoors to give them a new perspective on life and broaden their horizons. Things take a sinister turn when one of them stumbles across a corn doll, housing a vengeful spirit.

Please note that this movie is rated 12A - infrequent strong language.

Programme

• 6:00 - Doors open / registration
• 6:45 - Introduction
• 7:00 - Film Premiere
• 7:45 - Panel Discussion with cast followed by audience Q&A
• 8:45 - Closing remarks

This event will be particularly useful for those interested in social sciences, social justice, social policy, citizenship, equality and justice, social mobility, young black men in london and youth work.

Covid-19 measures

To minimise Covid-related risks for in-person attendees at our events we will facilitate social distancing where possible. In-person attendees will be required to pre-register via the booking form to gain entry to the event. We strongly encourage attendees to wear a mask while in our buildings. We ask that those registered for our events do not attend in-person if they are showing respiratory symptoms. Thank you for your co-operation.

Related links

• The Making of The Lies of Our Confines
• Learning and Leadership