Goals: To prevent 12- to 15-year-olds who are displaying tendencies of antisocial behaviour from progressing into criminality and social exclusion
Funding: Received 8,000 from Essex Police. Venues were provided free of charge by Brentwood Leisure Trust
Brentwood will become Hollywood on 29 April when the short film We Can Be Heroes gets its premiere. The film is the result of a project run by Brentwood Borough Council to give local young people an alternative to antisocial behaviour.
Professionals from Shepperton Studios spent three days in February teaching 12- to 15-year-olds from Brentwood how to perform stunts safely. The 16 young people, who shot and starred in their own film, were all referred by teachers concerned with their behaviour.
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