Guerrilla Media Unit

The Guerrilla Media Unit is a crew of Weston-based artists that collaborate to create original myths using contemporary media.

We learned new skills in filmmaking, podcasting, creative writing, community organising and more. We played with fact and fiction to plant some playful, positive stories into Weston-super-Mare.

Watch the film exploring the ‘Severn Serpent’ created by the group… or head over to our facebook page to see other tales we’ve told.

We were particularly keen to collaborate with people who wouldn’t usually take part in arts activities – so we headed out to interview local farmers for a podcast, invited home educated children to help us re-design the High Street, and told tales with sea swimmers and beach cleaners.

The Guerrilla Media Unit was facilitated by John Norton (theatre director, DJ and BBC Radio Producer) and produced by Terrestrial with local artists Karen Blake and Pete Goodrum. Every few weeks we hosted a workshop from a visiting expert. This included wildlife camera work, social media advertising, radio editing and creative writing.

Project image by Georgina Bolton.