First Take is an award-winning filmmaking and digital arts organisation specialising in working with diverse communities and on artistic collaborations.
Liverpool
Joined October 2009
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First Take are looking for a Production Assistant for a 5-week paid work placement to assist on a series of short films working with people from the LGBTQIA+ community on the Reel Queer project.
@FilmLiverpool @CultureLPool @COoLLiverpool
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A short about bodies and cockroaches ( naturally) I wrote/ performed, made possible by the angels @WeAreFirstTake is a finalist in the @irisprize community award!
Nominated alongside the beaut work of @the_danchan too ✨️
First time poem-ing on film 🪳
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Check out the fab trailer….. can’t wait to get back to this beautiful show
Check out the trailer for #SealSkin now available for national &international touring & festivals! An old selkie tale of the sea with live music from @meanddeboe
@marianapiresact @stephgreeractor @fayemccutcheon1 @NoelJon3s
Supported by @ace_thenorth @cultureliverpool #theatre
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So excited to be part of this fantastic line up with my short film Betty & Jean! Supported by @LCRPride @cultureliverpool Made with @WeAreFirstTake
Our programme for Iris 2023 is live! 🎊
Here is a taster of some of the fantastic shorts we have in competition - head to our website to see all the details.
bit.ly/2023iris
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STAY QUEER. NO MATTER WAR.
@UKRAINE_PRIDE_ X @homotopiafest present a photography exhibition featuring artist Arthur Vovchenko, a Ukranian Queer photographer/multi-disciplinary artist and activist who has been working to tell the stories of the lives of queer people during war.
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We’ve been working with @ThinkingFilm and @WeAreFirstTake and trans youth @YPASLiverpool to create a short film ‘Trans Joy Is..’ Looking forward to share it during the Liverpool #TDoV festivities! ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️🎥🥳🏳️⚧️ – at Liverpool, England
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This is going to be a fab project & opportunity to work with @bencrystal ✨ – at Liverpool, England
💥 CALLING ALL ACTORS 💥
Love to play on stage?
Be part of an ensemble?
Enjoy improvisation & physical theatre?
Want to develop your stage-craft, work with professionals & play on our Cockpit stage?
This audition is for you!
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3YC6aHM
ALT Your chance to take to the Cockpit Stage
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Amazing work @WeAreFirstTake !!!Loved seeing & hearing #QueerinSIGHT @FACT_Liverpool
Gorgeous work being made with some truly talented creatives - check em out @ace_thenorth – at Liverpool, England
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Loneliness isn’t just a bad feeling, but a serious public health problem.
We want to create a show to connect people. To celebrate our community, our city, but we need your help 🫂
We are so thankful of anything you’re able to share with us 💙
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/touch-by…
ALT an image of Becky and Jess in a rehearsal room, looking toward the stage.
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Looking for a way to ward off those dreaded January blues?
Join us on January 14th at Birkenhead Arts Palace for a raucous evening celebrating all things community, and help us raise funds for our play 'Touch'!
Tickets 👇
outsavvy.com/event/11492/lon…
ALT a light blue background with black text reading; flood theatre fundraiser for 'touch'. lonely hearts club. 14th january 2023. 6pm - late. Birkenhead Arts Palace. £5. BYOB, live performances, raffle prizes, games, new friendships.
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🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Football For All
⚽️ @Lionesses captain Leah Williamson spoke to us about the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion in women’s football.
📢 Williamson is currently fronting a tribute to @helenfootball, founder of @ManchesterLaces – the city's first inclusive women's and non-binary football club.
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📣Tomorrow!📣
Celebrate Homotopia with Ms Sharon Le Grand & Friends @UnityTheatre
Want to know more about the acts we’ve got coming on? 👀
ALT Sharon in a white dress with red art, against a bright yellow background
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You’re invited to a very special tea party celebrating our phenomenal trans community!
With coffee & cake provided by Lovelocks Coffee Shop, this event is perfect for making new friends, finding creative partnerships or maybe even the first sparks of romance! 🎂
ALT An image of a cake being held in front of Lovelocks Coffee Shop. The Homotopia and Queer Joy is a Protest logo are in the bottom right. Bottom left text reads Sun 13 Nov. Tea for T4T, Lovelocks Coffee Shop, £3/£10
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This Wednesday at @unitytheatre, indulge in a queer rom-com from @Will__Jackson__, star of Yours Sincerely at Homotopia Festival 2021.
Confetti follows wedding planner Felix, as he embarks on a romance of his own – and you’re invited!
Book now >> shorturl.at/wKN35
ALT An image of artist Will Jackson, lying on the floor with a pink backdrop, whilst confetti falls around them. The Homotopia and Queer Joy is a Protest logo are in the bottom right, and text in the top left reads Wed 9 Nov 7.30PM, Confetti at Unity Theatre, £6/8
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This is tonight!! Be part of the hype!
homotopia.net/Festival%20/qu…
Now you’ve seen our boss lineup, you’ll want to book your tickets to QUEER inSIGHT Live! on 6th November 🎟️👇
eventbrite.com/e/queer-insig…
@CultureLPool @COoLLiverpool
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Buzzing to be performing at this :)
We're live streaming our 2022 Writers' Award Showcase to be as accessible as possible ▶
Tune in FREE to hear our winners read their work live from @southbankcentre hosted by @DorothyKoomson & @JTaylorTrash
📅 22 Oct
🕐 7.45 pm
📍 Online
🎫 FREE
ow.ly/Npmg50L75LR
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#Eurovision | Thrilled and proud that #Liverpool has made it through to the final two on the @Eurovision 2023 shortlist 🤞
#Imagine #SolidarityWithUkraine #Eurovision2023
And then there were two…
We can now reveal that #Eurovision 2023 will be hosted in either Glasgow or Liverpool 🥳
Learn all about the final two here: eurovision.tv/story/eurovisi…
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Wow! The power of words and the power of our cultural sector, what a fantastic programme of events for #BHM2022 Liverpool doing what we do best #BlackLivesMatter #Liverpoolagainstracism @CultureLPool
ALT https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/bhm/
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#EVENT | October is around the corner and arts and community organisations in #Liverpool have been busy creating a full programme of events for #BlackHistoryMonth.
Have a look - you're sure to find something to inspire, provoke and entertain.
bit.ly/3Ckyw1F
#BHM2022