Disabled youngsters film screened at Cardiff exhibition

A film for disabled youngsters made by disabled youngsters was screened as part of an exhibition in Cardiff.

The 3D animated film, Staying Safe, was made by young people with varying disabilities from Action for Children's Hawthorn Project in Haverfordwest who also attended the event.

The youngsters joined forces with three community artists in Haverfordwest to make the seven minute long film about staying safe in Pembrokeshire for other young people with disabilities. 

The film was screened as part of Go Get Started, an exhibition of mixed media visual art created by talented young disabled artists from across Wales and presented by Disability Arts Cymru.

Charlotte Phillips, Action for Children Key Worker said: "The event was a great celebration of the work created by artists with disabilities and it was a great compliment to the production team to see the Staying Safe Film as being part of that.  Everyone had a great evening."

Young filmmaker, Ashley, 17, said: "I loved the exhibition, it was really cool to see all the art made by other people and our film looked great playing so massive on the wall". 

 To watch the film visit www.hawthornproject.co.uk

The Hawthorn project works with children and young people with disabilities and their families.

Action for Children runs over 120 services in Wales, supporting over 15,000 of the most vulnerable and neglected children, young people and their families in local communities.