Touretteshero: Me, My Mouth and I
2018•1h 0m•Released
A 60-minute film exploring neuro-diversity in the arts through the work of Samuel Beckett from disabled performer Jess Thom's personal perspective. Jess is an artist and activist who also has Tourette's Syndrome. In this film, Jess takes us on a funny and unpredictable journey of discovery into one of Beckett's most complex plays,and asks us to radically reconsider issues of disability, representation and social exclusion as she prepares to perform the role of Mouth in Not I, in front of a live theatre audience.
Director
Sophie Robinson
Cast
Jess Thom
Herself/Touretteshero
Liz Carr
Participant
Rodney P
Participant
Ruth Ojadi
Participant
Matthew Pountney
Participant
Rosemary Pountney
Participant
Tania Lel-Keria
Participant
Jessi Parrott
Participant
Marsha De Cordova
Participant
Charmaine Wombwell
Participant
Deepa Shastri
Participant
Derval Turbridy
Participant
Russell Howard
Presenter
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