Name: Heart of Glass
Price range: $

Taking the form of a feature length film that has no discernible beginning, middle or end, My Truth and Yours is a poetic visual odyssey encapsulating the individual experiences of a community. It is a collection of tender, intimate, sometimes intensely private moments.

We are invited to keep vigil with those on the screen, to share in the experience with one another as an audience: to bear witness to a series of actions that endeavour to give form to aspects of our lives that are often felt, rarely heard and hardly ever seen. The film offers us a portal into another place, giving us a different sense of time and space for contemplation and reflection.

Mothers, sisters, friends, fathers, uncles, neighbours, daughters and sons, impacted by suicide offer us a vivid view into their truths and give space for the truths of others. These may not always sit comfortably alongside one another but they are undeniable in their honesty. Together they manifest something sacred, to be in awe of and to respect. It is a sincere attempt to make the invisible incarnate.

“Acknowledging the truth

I meet my core.

Whose truth?

Mine”

A pair of legs are photographed wearing a long red skirt that is being held up, as they are walking on eggshells.

A woman in a boat that is made of floral printed paper, looks down at some children's clothes in her hands. Her expression is solemn.

A woman with platinum hair stands upright with her arms by her side in a confident stance. She is smiling slightly and is wearing all white with some paper chains around her neck. Behind her are a string of paper dolls.

Through a sheer white curtain a man can be seen sat at a round table, reading something in front of him.

A person stands behind a piece of white netting, wearing a yellow top and a yellow bear mascot hat on their head. They are surrounded by yellow balloons.

A woman with short brown hair is photographed wearing boxing gloves and has red lipstick smudged all around her mouth. She looks down and her expression is sad.

A group of people who are dressed all in white, are in a white room and throw white confetti in the air.

Part of The Suicide Chronicles, a collaborative artistic project led by Mark Storor working with communities impacted by suicide, aiming to collectively find a language to articulate and explore the complex, layered experience of suicide.

For more information about The Suicide Chronicles please contact emily@heartofglass.org.uk.

A co-commission with Tallaght Community Arts, the projects has been developed over the past year through creative workshops with twenty three residents many of whom were brought together through NINA For Life, a local suicide awareness support group.

Supported by Creative Ireland and Arts Council England with special thanks to NINA For Life, Kingswood Community Centre, and Kingswood Community College. Filmed at Mill Studios.