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INTO FILM AND MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION LAUNCH NEW ‘MINDFULNESS THROUGH FILM’ RESOURCE
Research indicates that half of all mental health problems start before the age of 14. Teachers and students across the UK can now benefit from an engaging new resource designed to strengthen mental health from Into Film and the Mental Health Foundation, which provides an introduction to Mindfulness using analysis of film and filmmaking.
Launched ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week (May 8-14) by Into Film – an education organisation supported by the BFI through National Lottery Funding - and comprising of Teachers’ Notes, activity sheets and a PowerPoint Presentation with embedded film clips, Mindfulness Through Film explores the many benefits attached to paying attention and raising awareness, and how film can be used to develop these skills. Suitable across Key Stages 2 and 3, and Second, Third and Fourth Level, the activities link to PSHE curricula and are particularly suitable for young people facing changing or challenging circumstances, such as exams and transitioning from primary to secondary school.
Using a collection of clips from feature and youth-made films including, among others, Inside Out (U), Bridge to Terabithia (PG), Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) and The Cup (PG), the resource guides teachers and their learners through a range of mindfulness activities from raising sensory awareness, mindful colouring and walking, to recognising emotions and feelings, and making the connection between thoughts, emotions and actions using a consequence wheel. It culminates in a simple filmmaking activity to make a mindful, one-shot film.
Mindfulness Through Film is available to download at https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1254#resource-includes. Films within it are available free to all schools with an Into Film Club.
Richard Warden, Film Lead for the Mental Health Foundation says: “Film starts a conversation in a way that few other media can do. It encourages people to talk about issues that they may feel uncomfortable with, and evokes a response without having to push.
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 is Surviving or Thriving. In keeping with that this resource uses film to help young people become more aware of their thoughts and feelings, so that instead of being overwhelmed by them, they're better equipped to cope with them.”
Into Film puts film at the heart of children and young people's learning, contributing to their educational, cultural and personal development. It offers numerous opportunities for teaching and learning through film including: free film clubs providing access to thousands of popular and classic films, dynamic curriculum linked and enrichment resources, guidance for filmmaking and film reviewing, a cinema-based film festival, annual Awards, and training and CPD for teachers.
For further information about Into Film and to start an Into Film Club for free access to thousands of films and education resources visit: www.intofilm.org
For information about the Mental Health Foundation and Mental Health Awareness Week visit: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/