CINAGE: Film & CINAGE: Live are two innovative and ongoing practice-based research projects which explore the telling of personal stories by older people through the creative practice of film writing and theatre making. The projects work by offering older participants the opportunity to take part in intergenerational exchanges and practical workshops which enable them to develop personal and autobiographical narratives of ageing as lived and felt experiences. The resulting material is  subsequently explored, refined and developed into the creation of original films and performances. The outcomes of this project to date have been screened and presented at a number of International Film and Theatre Festivals across Europe including Edinburgh, Leeds, Cluj, Dublin, Berlin and Budapest.

For the online GIFT Festival – we will be screening examples of some of the films made to date  on this project and offering an accompanying workshop designed to get people sharing experiences across the generational landscape. The workshop will involve moving, speaking, and writing and is open to people of all ages (with priority booking for people in Gateshead) who want to spend a short time exploring how telling our own stories can create community, can resonate, can inform and enrich a shared experience of ageing.