You might want to buckle up and get a cup of tea for this bit!
We didn’t feel Values was the place for soundbites, so please do click on each title for the detail. We feel like it still only scratches the surface though, so if you fancy putting the world to rights together, please do drop us a line.
You can find our Safeguarding Policy here;
In the film, photography, and arts world we all always talk about ‘stories’. At Glow, we are no exception; we absolutely love stories and consider storytelling totally fundamental to expressing and sharing the human experience.
But one of our keystone values is always remembering that ‘stories’ usually means ‘lives’. It means real people and real experiences. And given the nature of our work, it often it means real trauma, real oppression, real vulnerability, and real pain.
Taking these precious human lives and turning them into stories is a delicate alchemy that demands absolute reverence, patience, humility, and a deep compassion. It means centring and prioritising contributors and participants every single step of the way.
Part of the reason we established Glow was in response to an entertainment industry we feel sometimes loses sight of what stories actually are. One that often places more value on the consumption of stories than the creation of them.
Stories are Lives is our mantra. That means frequent safeguarding and mental health first aid training, and re-examining our ethics regularly and rigorously. It means valuing truth over narrative. Often it means putting the camera down, being present, and worrying about the ‘story’ later. To be honest, those moments are why we do the job.
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