https://www.martintoft.com/becque-barbe
Martin Toft explores themes of suppression and silence with abstract representations of Jèrriais speakers using black and white portraits beside places of special interest in Jersey’s landscape.
Perhaps I could photograph physical cards of text that I’ve made with links to Jèrriais culture. The editing is very minimal, but has reminded of the importance of colour and sound on a documentary. I’d like to experiment with colour and mood in my project.
In Mathinnyi by Kit Ashton, he records various generations and supporters of the language discussing thoughts on the revival of Jèrriais. He uses old footage of his father on a fishing boat in the introduction, and in-between the various locations has artistic shots of the island.
https://littleriverpictures.com/films