Inclusivity Films
I started Inclusivity Films in order to tell stories that raise awareness to social issues, stories that advocate for others, and stories that represent the disabled, neurodivergent & d/Deaf communities both on and off the screen.
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As a neurodivergent filmmaker myself, it's important to me that sets are accessible, and cater for individual needs, and that working hours are shorter.
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We are committed to 50% of our cast and crew identifying as d/Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent.
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We send Access Riders out to everyone, on each production, regardless of how they identify.
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We want disability truly represented on, and off, screen but also to have disabled actors in roles where disability isn't part of the plot.
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We want our sets to be fully accessible and work with collaborators to ensure this.
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We want barriers to work removed.
We want equity.
We want inclusion.
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Sarah Leigh
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Sarah Leigh is the founder of Inclusivity Films. Sarah is a neurodivergent/disabled, working-class British filmmaker (writer-director) & advocate based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
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A passionate advocate for inclusion and authenticity in film, Sarah founded Inclusivity Films, a company that showcases d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent on and off the screen. She was supported in 2022 by Creative UK/BFI, and was a Women in Film & Television UK mentee for 2023. She also co-founded Inclusive Talent, an agency that forefronts underrepresented actors.
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Sarah adapted and directed the award-winning screenplay of short film Typical?, which she won a Royal Television Society award in Directing for, and was nominated for the Directors UK / Film the House Best Film Direction award. Typical? has been part of the Official Selection at Oscar & BIFA qualifying festivals. She also wrote & directed the adapted screenplay One for the Road based upon a Stephen King short story. Sarah's screenplay, One Day was an Official Selection in the Screenplay category of the BAFTA/Oscar-qualifying festival Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival in 2022, and her screenplay Call It Out was a finalist in the IMDb Script to Screen competition 2024.
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Sarah is a mother to two boys, one of whom is disabled, and her advocacy work includes developing Healthcare Passports with the NHS for children with complex needs and disabilities, and campaigning for Changing Places toilets. She consults on access and equitable workplaces & practices within the screen industries, and is on the EDI Advisory Group of Creative UK. She is also on the Advisory Group for Hire Survivors Hollywood, which aims to end career retaliation against survivors of sexual violence in the entertainment industry. She was an actor for 15 years, worked part-time for President Obama's State department and prior to this worked in TV news!
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