What Could Happen Here? A film by Hope London

A film by Hope London and Daniel Hughes

“What we do now.” was part of a nationwide network of projects coordinated by Creative Scotland’s Culture Collective programme. Its objective was bold, involving collaborative work with communities, creative freelancers and regional and local organisations in order to develop ideas, encourage creativity at a grass roots level in communities and to inspire new imaginative possibilities which could possibly bring positive changes.

The project was based in Stranraer, the coastal town and port to Northern Ireland, in the west of Dumfries & Galloway. Working with the Stranraer Millennium Centre and The Stove in Dumfries, Hope started to develop the project over a long initial gestation period, digging into the community to talk to and work with a wide range of people, which led to the design of a creative, playful activity to help local people shape the vision for the regeneration of their town: The Stranraer Colouring Book: What Could Happen Here?

From this community work, and using the submissions from the completed colouring books, and the comments from members of the community, Hope wrote a song, and then working with Daniel they created an animated shot film telling the story of, “What could happen here.” with Hope performing the song.

Hope London and Daniel Hughes collaboration with the people of Stranraer, Scotland has culminated in a colourful and engaging film using live-action footage, still images, illustration, animation, dance, song, and they all blend in a utopian imagining of the possibilities for the town of Stranraer’s regeneration.

Hope London is an Artist, Singer / Songwriter and Teacher. Hope is based in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.

https://hopelondon.com