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Bring empathy and understanding to life
To mark the release of I Swear, in cinemas October 10th, we’ve created a free resource that supports neurodiversity awareness and helps young people practice proactive allyship.
Life with Tourette’s is a motivational resource for use with students aged 15+. With curriculum links to PSHE, citizenship, and health and wellbeing, this immersive lesson helps embed empathy and encourages students to play their part in creating inclusive spaces for all.
An inspiring campaigner for change
I Swear is the powerful story of the life of John Davidson, whose activism and youth work has positively impacted greater awareness of Tourette syndrome in the UK, improving lived experience for those with Tourette's and other forms of neurodiversity.
Through engagement with the film's trailer and exclusive clips, students will compare contrasting perceptions to John over time. By following his journey, they'll come to understand the importance of education in overturning misconceptions, and discover how every one of us can make a real impact to improving inclusivity.
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Please note: I Swear is certified 15. The film and the trailer contain very strong language that reflects the real-life experiences of its subject. It's important to understand that the swearing and vocal outbursts, symptoms of Tourette syndrome, are involuntary and not intentional or aggressive.
About 'I Swear'
I Swear is the inspiring, extraordinary life story of notable Tourette syndrome campaigner, John Davidson, MBE.
Kirk Jones’ emotionally engaging, funny and compelling script charts John Davidson’s Tourette's diagnosis at the age of 15 years old. Set within 1980s Britain, the story follows him throughout his troubled teens and early adulthood, and explores this little known and entirely misunderstood condition, along with his attempts to live a ‘normal’ life against the odds.
In cinemas October 10th.
Director/s
Kirk Jones
Starring
Robert Aramayo, Shirley Henderson, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan
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This resource has been commissioned by Studiocanal to support the release of I Swear.
