Private Project

Bodies for Change

The documentary 'Bodies for Change' explores an alternative, intersectional approach to social change, that focuses on the potentialities of bodies rather than minds.

It portrays Camille Barton, a non-binary queer artist who tries to tackle social issues such as racism and sexism, using their live performance and body movement.

Camille’s work is intertwined with anonymous voices from all around the world, telling their worries in the current social context as well as how these worries affect their bodies.

Through Camille’s interview and dance performance, they give an answer to how oppression and trauma caused by social issues could be overcome through somatic exercises.

  • Victoria Alessandrini
    Director
  • Julia Dotras Garcia
    Director
  • Tomoko Ushiro
    Director
  • Victoria Alessandrini
    Writer
  • Julia Dotras Garcia
    Writer
  • Tomoko Ushiro
    Writer
  • Victoria Alessandrini
    Producer
  • Julia Dotras Garcia
    Producer
  • Tomoko Ushiro
    Producer
  • Camille Barton
    Key Cast
  • Amós Puig Lómez
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    30 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    Catalan, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Vox Feminae Festival
    Zagreb
    Croatia
Director Biography - Victoria Alessandrini, Julia Dotras Garcia, Tomoko Ushiro

All the directors are students of MA Media Practice for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex in the UK.

Victoria Alessandrini:

An audiovisual designer/ illustrator/ experimental animator/ activist, born between mountains in Patagonia, Argentina. She describes herself as an immigrant and feminist living in the UK. Victoria collaborates with Latinamerican women's rights NGO's and youth organisations in schools.
Her studies are in Media for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex. Her personal projects explore expression through the creative arts and the intersection between identity, human rights, gender, feminism, migration.

Julia Dotras Garcia:

Julia is a Catalan communications professional who is passionate about researching effective ways to contribute to people’s health and wellbeing through experimental and visual approaches. Her interest lies in critically exploring the role of media in the development and social change sector from a feminist and decolonial perspective, placing a focus on sexual health, sexuality and pleasure, gender, education and participatory visual methods. Her experience involves communications and videography work in digital campaigns and educational projects for non-profit organisations. Julia loves feeling the air of fresh snow in the mountains, getting involved in community work and the challenge of practising new yoga asanas.

Tomoko Ushiro:

Born in Tokyo, Tomoko has always had a passion for visual arts as well as creating positive social changes. With a BA degree in Global Studies, she mainly focused on gaining knowledge about International Development, while she also studied Documentary Filmmaking in the UK. Before coming back to education as a postgraduate student, she worked for international development institutions and NGOs as a communication officer both in Japan and Rwanda, where she raised awareness of humanitarian crises across the globe through multimedia. After spending a year travelling around the world and engaging in permaculture/sustainable living projects, now she is eager to promote mental well-being and a minimalist lifestyle through documentary filmmaking.

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