Films are a huge part of 20 Stories High, whether that’s filmed versions of our theatre productions or original films. Here’s a selection of some of them from over the years!

20th Birthday films!

We’re celebrating our birthday year releasing 10 shorts about who we are and what we do. Keep an eye out for our next film on our socials!

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The voice of young disabled people often goes unheard. But not anymore – this raucous, radical, celebratory, and hard-hitting hip hop gig theatre show shares the good times and the not so good times of being young and disabled in 2023.

A six-week music and performance project with Windsor Primary School, celebrating the young people who make the school what it is. Through songwriting, performance and filmmaking, pupils created an original music video showcasing their personalities, cultures, languages and talents, culminating in a powerful celebration of community and self-expression.

20 Stories High’s Access Manifesto, developed alongside Graeae and shaped by the voices of over 60 Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent young people and young adults, is a practical guide to making the arts more accessible for everyone. Inspired by the experiences of those most affected, it calls on arts organisations to take meaningful action towards creating a more inclusive future where every young person can fully participate in and enjoy the arts.

Over a series of months we shared 7 exclusive new works by a fantastic array of Black Liverpool artists. Using a variety of art-forms such as music, poetry, visual art and film making and using a range of DIY tools such as smart phones, home studios, and ancestry kits. Each artist has a unique voice with a powerful story to tell. The world is rapidly evolving, and we live in hope for radical reform.

Change is coming…

A mash up of theatre and music video – interweaving beats, drama, poetry, animation, visuals and original music. We follow the journey of six characters as they navigate their way through the tactile highs and lows of young adulthood. Commissioned by Wellcome Collection in association with Unity Theatre.

“I Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip…” is a frank, funny and moving verbatim film exploring the abortion experiences of four young women through real interviews, spoken word and Afrourban music. Filmed in 2017, it challenges the stigma surrounding abortion and asks what might change if we talked about it more openly, with actors using recorded delivery to bring audiences as close as possible to the real voices behind each story.