Make the world a Refuge’ quick consciousness movie launched 9th October
Starring Billie Piper and produced by Refuge in partnership with artistic company AMV BBDO and directed by BAFTA profitable ‘I Hate Suzie’ & ‘Kaos’ director Georgi Banks-Davies.
Famend actor Billie Piper has partnered with Refuge for ‘Make the world a Refuge’, a brief movie exploring the various completely different types that home abuse can take.
Having starred in a number of movies and TV exhibits, Refuge ambassador Billie will now characteristic in a brief movie to spotlight the customarily refined and insidious methods abuse can present up in relationships.
Launching on the night of Tuesday 8th October, the movie depicts Billie studying real-life testimonies from survivors of home abuse, permitting their tales to be heard by defending their anonymity.
The testimonies embody examples of coercive management, technology-facilitated abuse and monetary abuse – alongside bodily violence. Controlling behaviour is on the coronary heart of all types of home abuse and may current itself in a large number of how, resembling monitoring a survivor’s telephone or isolating them from their household and mates.
Final 12 months, Refuge’s Nationwide Home Abuse Helpline supported folks 49,787 instances by way of telephone, dwell chat, e mail and our British Signal Language interpretation service. Three quarters had been survivors of home abuse, whereas 8% had been involved mates, relations, neighbours or colleagues and an additional 8% had been professionals together with police, social staff and healthcare employees.
One in 4 girls in England and Wales will expertise home abuse of their lifetime. Whereas home abuse can have a devastating impression on the wellbeing of survivors, Refuge will proceed to help as many ladies as potential in serving to them to rebuild their lives.
Talking concerning the new movie, Billie Piper stated:
“Home abuse can occur to anyone. It doesn’t discriminate, and it may possibly go away survivors questioning themselves and their actuality. Studying the phrases of survivors who’ve skilled such sinister types of abuse was actually harrowing, however it’s important that extra persons are made conscious of the various indicators of abuse in order that abusers might be held accountable. Whereas it’s horrific to know simply how widespread home abuse is, talking up is essential in serving to survivors realise that it’s by no means their fault, and that Refuge is right here to supply help.”
Abigail Ampofo, interim CEO of Refuge, stated:
“We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Billie for this consciousness elevating movie. As this movie exhibits, so many types of home abuse are insidious, and a perpetrator’s actions could seem refined at first, which suggests a few of the warning indicators might be onerous to identify. Patterns of behaviour can escalate over time, and the impression on survivors shouldn’t be underestimated. Billie’s invaluable work with Refuge will assist us to point out survivors of home abuse that they don’t seem to be alone, and we hope it should enable extra girls to have the ability to spot the indicators. For all of the methods during which abuse and violence in opposition to girls can present up, Refuge will present up for survivors.”
Director Georgi Banks-Davies stated:
“It was an honour to be requested by Refuge to grasp this marketing campaign with them, and, after all, a dream to be reunited as soon as once more with the inimitable Billie Piper on this highly effective venture, which goals to assist folks perceive the insidious nature of home abuse.
“It’s vitally vital to shine a light-weight on the various methods girls and women are being subjected to coercion and management. The testimonies within the movie aren’t scripted or made up, they arrive from survivors of home abuse, the voices of actual girls which were supported by Refuge. It’s extraordinarily vital to me personally to share these voices. They need to not go unheard.
“If this movie helps one girl perceive that she is in an abusive relationship and the place to go to search out help, then its job is finished. However I strongly hope it should additionally encourage many extra folks to donate as a result of Refuge desperately wants extra funds in order that it may possibly proceed exhibiting up each day for survivors of home abuse.”
AMV BBDO artistic staff Lauren Peters and Augustine Cerf stated:
“Home abuse doesn’t occur in a vacuum. It’s not ‘simply’ bodily, or merely a personal concern. It occurs within the wider context of a misogynistic society. And as our society has developed, so has abuse: changing into extra insidious, creeping into each side of our lives, into our telephones, our tradition, our financial institution accounts, our streets in addition to our houses. So, our ambition for this marketing campaign, working alongside Refuge, survivors, Billie Piper and Georgi Banks-Davis, was to point out the huge spectrum of abuse and the various methods Refuge assist.
“Typically, these tales aren’t advised as a result of they’re too tough or harmful to inform. By Billie and the emotional, truthful drive of her efficiency, we may defend the anonymity of the survivors, while giving a voice, and a platform, to their tales. It’s a marketing campaign extraordinarily near our hearts and was a privilege to work on. While devastating in some ways, it has been inspiring, galvanising and hopeful too.”
Various Refuge Ambassadors attended the screening occasion at SoHo Home White Metropolis, in help of fellow Ambassador Billie, together with Ellie Bamber, Chanita Stephenson, Nikita Kanda and Rosemary Reed.
