Ben Clench

Wow... Fundraising is hard! We've recovered & are feeling pretty proud to have reached our basic target 🎯🙏🏻🧠💪🏻 We send huge thanks to all who've supported our #film so far!! Now on to the next phase, plotting & planning the filming schedule! #TBI #braininjury #documentary

Welcoming a generous new supporter to our post-production finishing fund #crowdfunder, based in Germany! Brain Injury stats & symptoms aren't isolated to the UK!! Please help us finish this #documentary. crowdfunder.co.uk/finishing-fund… @crowdfunderuk #ABI #TBI @sarahwillers #Brighton

Our #artist* will complete a large painting in 2 days, with the help of the public, which will go up on our #crowdfunder as a donation reward. Cool, huh! *Artist is also a musician - quelle surprise! - and will be performing French folk songs on his accordion during breaks. #TBI

We're holding an interactive pop-up event on Saturday afternoon with a French/Québécois artist, who has a very interesting process: youtu.be/Vf8HuqVfyzM?si… Outside the Unitarian Church, New Road, #Brighton from 2pm, this Saturday 13th. @sarahjgorrell @bbcsoutheast @PLATFORMBradio

We're holding an interactive pop-up event on Saturday afternoon with a French/Québécois artist, who has a very interesting process: youtu.be/Vf8HuqVfyzM?si… Outside the Unitarian Church, New Road, #Brighton from 2pm, this Saturday 13th. @sarahjgorrell @bbcsoutheast @PLATFORMBradio

At FTP HQ we're waiting with bated breath to hear whether we've been accepted for the @FilmLondon Production Finance Market. This wld plonk our fab social impact #documentary in just the right place & enable us to pitch directly to financiers. Bring it on! #TBI #ABI #braininjury

The Lake District Calvert Trust can confirm the closure of its 10-bed acquired #braininjury rehabilitation unit in Keswick (known as Calvert Reconnections): nrtimes.co.uk/lake-district-… #ABI #neurorehabilitation

The @Raindance #FilmFestival: fabulous & utterly relentless. But boy were we glad to get back to the People's Republic of #Brighton & #Hove on the w'end! #heatwave #beach Excellent new venue configuration this year meant a high concentration of creative abundance to connect with

Great time at @Raindance #FilmFestival last week & a½. Learning, watching, listening, talking. So fab to catch up with some fave people, & meet new ones. Made some wonderful international filmmaking friends, & brill connections. Big love to #Raindance2025 team, esp Bryce & Billy!

FTP HQ are at the 33rd @Raindance #FilmFestival, making friends & influencing people (hopefully!). Our Ben here with our new pal, Canadian director Nick Wernham. Looking forward to seeing his #film "The Lost Episode" tomorrow night! raindance.eventive.org/schedule/the-l… #horror #London #indie

Outrageous idiocy from @axainsurance. What did the call centre numpty think was happening - an extended holiday perhaps??! #braininjury is irreversible, and if US medics say a patient can't be repatriated, that is a serious thing. theguardian.com/money/2024/nov…

"Know that you are worthwhile" Vicky Rothwell sustained catastrophic injuries in a motorbike crash. As a Day One volunteer, she is now making sure others like her are never alone during their recovery. Read Vicky's 'Dear me' letter to her past self: dayonetrauma.org/major-trauma-a…

5/ Here's a paper by the aforementioned Hope Kent & Prof Huw W from @UniofExeter for your (re)edification. #prisons justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/w… @HouseofCommons @ShabanaMahmood @StanGilmour @Keir_Starmer @hmpps @UKParliament #documentary #indiefilm