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Unmasked

Experimental short film.

Storytelling by Eilidh Appletree and Kirsty May Hamilton. Music by Graeme Quinn. With thanks to Carys Reilly and M Devenny. 

Unmasked is an experimental short film that uses durational sculpture and a live art practice to explore masking as it relates to neurodivergence and chronic illness. The work explores why we mask and the toll masking takes on your sense of self, as we attempt to shift where the responsibility for change falls. 

This work is accompanied by a Framing Statement (PDF).

*This video contains themes that some individuals may find triggering.

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Engage with this experimental short film, Unmasked, which explores masking in relation to neurodivergence and chronic illness. The work explores why we mask and the toll masking takes on your sense of self.

Storytelling by Eilidh Appletree and Kirsty May Hamilton. In partnership with Social Action Inquiry Scotland @social_action_scotland #HelpsAndHinders https://socialaction.scot/unmasked/

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What hinders people to unmask? The storytellers of Unmasked shared that stigma, social conditioning and intersecting power structures hindered them to unmask.

Explore the full experimental short film, Unmasked at https://socialaction.scot/unmasked/

Storytelling by Eilidh Appletree and Kirsty May Hamilton. In partnership with Social Action Inquiry Scotland @social_action_scotland #HelpsAndHinders

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What helps people to unmask? The storytellers of Unmasked shared that solidarity with others helped them to unmask.

Explore the full experimental short film, Unmasked at https://socialaction.scot/unmasked/

Storytelling by Eilidh Appletree and Kirsty May Hamilton. In partnership with Social Action Inquiry Scotland @social_action_scotland #HelpsAndHinders

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Unmasked explores masking in relation to neurodivergence and chronic illness and looks at why we mask and the toll masking takes.
Storytelling by Eilidh Appletree and Kirsty May Hamilton. In partnership with @Soc_Act_Scot #HelpsAndHinders https://socialaction.scot/unmasked/

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What hinders unmasking? Storytellers of Unmasked shared that stigma, social conditioning & intersecting power structures hindered them.
Explore Unmasked at https://socialaction.scot/unmasked/
By Eilidh Appletree and Kirsty May Hamilton. In partnership with @Soc_Act_Scot #HelpsAndHinders

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What helps unmasking? Storytellers of Unmasked shared that solidarity with others helped them to unmask.
Explore the experimental film Unmasked at https://socialaction.scot/unmasked/
Storytelling by Eilidh Appletree & Kirsty May Hamilton. With @Soc_Act_Scot #HelpsAndHinders

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A close-up of a face, where an eye is uncovered from a thick, green clay mask. Below it reads ” what helps and hinders social action? socialaction.scot/stories”. Social Action Inquiry Scotland’s logo is in the bottom right corner, it is a sound wave that turns into a fist moving upwards.