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This video by Meaningful Films - www.meaningfulfilms.co.uk - captures the story of the Compassionate Community Volunteers in Bath and the work they have done to support vulnerable people during COVID-19. Bath and north east Somerset (B&NES) is a Compassionate Community in which people are inspired and supported to look after themselves and each other. Over the last four months 3SG in partnershi...

In the fifth part of our series No Place Like Home, Caleb from the Genesis Trust in Bath talks about the Pathways service which offers coaching and mentoring for adults who are on the journey from crisis to empowerment. Genesis helps people who are homeless or vulnerably housed and Caleb recounts his powerful story about how he has been supported by the Trust and is now helping others.

In episode Four of our series, No Place Like Home, Tom describes how he lost everything - his marriage, home, job - in just six months and ended up living on the streets. In this powerful interview, he talks about how he became homeless and how he has been rebuilding his life. No Place Like Home is an online series about what home means to individuals from all walks of life. This series feature...

In the third episode of our series No Place Like Home, Seamus Fox talks about his journey from active addiction to recovery. He describes how he experienced homelessness in sobriety and how he found a new life at Emmaus, a worldwide charity that gives people a roof over their head and meaningful work. Seamus also talks about his book No Homeless Problem - a collection of poems written from real...

In the second part of our series No Place Like Home Ian Duff talks about his journey from being a well respected chef to becoming a homeless person on the streets overnight and how he has rebuilt his life.

At Meaningful Films we collaborate with our clients to uncover their stories and tell them in a way that encourages compassion and inspires change. Luke Taylor and Joanna Crosse have been working together for nine years to bring a creative combination of storytelling through film. Joanna and Luke produce thought provoking films with impact and work in the corporate, education and charity sector...

We have decided to release our series No Place Like Home over the coming months. We are delighted to start the series with award-winning novelist Raynor Winn who became a best-selling author with her book The Salt Path after losing her family home and discovering her husband had a terminal illness. With nothing more to lose, the couple bought a tent and set off on an incredible journey along th...

A Roof over your Head - Trailer

There is one certainty in life and that is we are all going to die. We don’t know why or when but it is a fact that we need to face - and to talk about. That’s why we decided to make a documentary called What Happens When You Die? Following an intriguing short film, you will hear accounts from people from all walks of life describing extraordinary and inspiring accounts that are both hopeful an...

Sue Brayne is the author of the D-Word: Talking about Dying. In this interview she talks about why we need to talk about death and dying.

A look at an evening of performances by the Music Workshop in Bath.

In July 2018 Bath Community Academy closed its doors for the last time. The poignant image of red ties hung from the school gates symbolised the ongoing fight by the local community to keep a school open on that site. Westhill Boys School moved from The Hollow to Rushill in 1956 in order to cope with the growing numbers of pupils. It became known as Culverhay in 1972 - its name taken from an ir...

We recently worked with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to capture the story of Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern. The full, fascinating story can be found here: czcams.com/video/et9NxT4zWyA/video.html

We worked with the Andrews Charitable Trust at Andrews Property Group to capture the story of a young care leaver and a member of staff from Andrews who left care in 1992. This short clip gives an insight into the work Andrews are doing. The full film can be found by following this link: czcams.com/video/raC6ehNE2II/video.html