Screenwriting for Social Change.
'Screenwriting for social change is a 10–week programme designed for aspiring visual storytellers who want to express their thoughts and emotions about the world through Screenwriting
In this course, you will learn how to create the story you need to tell.
Identify what is your story about.
Who are your characters?
What world do they live in and how does it shape them?
Explore all the foundational elements that make up a well-crafted story.
This course uses a safe space of facilitated dialogue to allow deep personal and group reflections, for everyone to explore themselves and ask ‘’Who am I? How does my world shape me?’’ while developing the characters and designing the worlds of their own story.
By the end of the course, you will have the chance to express the change you want to see in your world through writing and producing your short movie.
Programme Structure:
● Weeks 1-6: Weekly facilitated sessions covering screenwriting fundamentals (theme, character development, world-building, story arc, and scene writing)
● Week 7: Script Development
● Week 8: Script presentations and peer feedback
● Weeks 9-10: Film production
● Week 11: Graduation and film screening
📌 Starts: Monday, 15 June
📌 Ends: Monday, 17 August
🕑 Time: 2 PM UK time (GMT+1)
🗓️ Duration: 10 weeks
Meet the trainer!
Ahmed Abdelsalam is an Erasmus+ certified Senior Facilitator and coach with over five years of experience in dialogue facilitation. He has designed and led transformative art-based personal development training and youth programmes in Spain and Norway. Currently based in the UK, he is involved in facilitating personal and professional development workshops with the University of Huddersfield.
Ahmed is also a creative storyteller dedicated to empowering young people. His creative practice as a scriptwriter complements his work in education, bringing storytelling to the forefront of social impact. He has written scripts for media production companies in the Middle East. He was the Creative Director for a well-being awareness campaign that used short movies to promote awareness among youth. He is currently developing a picture book for children, focused on fostering personal growth and positive change.
Ahmed believes education and art are powerful tools to cultivate self-awareness and achieve personal transformation. Known for his reflective and human-centred approach, Ahmed helps people find their voice and express their true selves.
What is the cost?
The standard price for this programme is £250 for the full ten-week programme.
We recognise that financial circumstances vary widely across and within countries. To support access, participants are invited to select the payment option that best reflects their situation, including reduced-cost, access and fully subsidised places.
£300 – Solidarity rate: For participants who are able to contribute more and help subsidise others
£250 – Standard rate: For participants who are able to pay the full cost
£125 – Reduced rate: For participants on low incomes or with limited financial flexibility, due to e.g. socio-economic, health, family, gender or geographic reasons
£25 – Access rate: For participants facing significant financial barriers
£0 – Fully subsidised place: For participants for whom payment is not possible