Our Lockdown Film Premiere - Charity Fundraiser!

Hello! We are three collaborators who are passionate about community connections, human experience, history and creativity. We got together (remotely!) at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, with an idea of collecting experiences in the form of photos and videos, from people all over Scotland. We took your experiences and have collated them together to make a documentary film - 'Our Lockdown'!

The film project has been a huge passion of ours over the last year and a bit, and we are so excited to show you the end product! 

Join the Official Premiere event here!

Why are we fundraising?

In a response to the pandemic, we want to release Our Lockdown as an online premiere, and raise money for two charities which are close to our hearts - Raploch Community Partnership in Stirling and the Kings Theatre Kirkaldy.

Raploch Community Partnership

Raploch Community Partnership are a community- led organisation focusing on the economic and social regeneration of Raploch and wider Stirling area. Raploch Community Partnership aim to help people and organisations to realise their potential through their activity, work and incomes.  

Raploch Community Partnership say;

 “We eagerly await the Premier of  Our Lockdown film, and we are delighted to be involved.  The Film Event will be of real benefit to our organisation helping us to reach out to others in our Community and share what we do.  As a main aim of Raploch Community Partnership is to help people connect with others and thereby reduce isolation and loneliness, our work is never more needed as our Communities try to heal and rebuild. Any funds we receive from this Creative Event will be used to support our Connect Work where we will support people with kindness to reconnect with their community through joyful, volunteer led Community activities."

Find out more about what RCP do here: Raploch Community Partnership

Kings Theatre Kirkcaldy

Built in 1904, the once glorious Kings Theatre brought people far and wide to Kirkcaldy. 

Known most recently as the old ABC cinema, this beautiful building saw a century of service until its doors closed in 2000.  Since it closed it fell into neglect and has reached a state of severe dilapidation.

The Kings Live Lounge, an events space and bar, re-opened in 2019 in the former YWCA building next to the theatre. Unfortunately, the Live Lounge has been closed since last March due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Find out more here: Kings Theatre Kirkcaldy

100% of donations from the Our Lockdown premiere will be split 50/50 between the two charities.

Here's a little bit about us:

Gavin Hugh

Gavin is a 32-year old videographer, born and raised in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He has worked in television as a video journalist and camera operator for STV and Sky News content, as well as working in press, media and casework at the Scottish Parliament.

Prior to this, Gavin worked in Japan for a number of years as an English teaching assistant on the JET programme.

Gavin founded the video production business MidgieBite Media in 2017, and the Creative Film Fife Network for local filmmakers in 2019.

He loves filmmaking, critical thinking, running, videogames, and reading. In 2019, Gavin was listed as a 'Fifer of the Year' by the Fife Free Press newspaper.
Personal website
Business Website
Filmmaking Network

Lisa May Young

Lisa is a Broadcaster, Columnist and Author. Her debut novel, The Kinship Chronicles, received 5 star reviews. Lisa introduced her popular Holding the Space Podcast to the K107 FM audience from 2019 to 2020.

Lisa loves history and ancestry and has partnered with the Scottish Genealogy Society for the Scottish Ancestral Records Podcast recommended by BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.

Lisa also produces a podcast with Kirkcaldy Civic Society to produce Kirkcaldy’s Heritage in 50 Objects.

Lisa is passionate about recording living history and is delighted to be involved in the Our Lockdown project.

You can learn more about Lisa Here
and find her on:
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Lisa Dendy

Lisa is a fully qualified massage therapist and the founder of Rainbow Lion Wellbeing. She has worked in social care, teaching and community engagement. Lisa is an instructor for the Massage in Schools Association Scotland (MISA), and has just started a new role of Support and Engagement Officer at Care Opinion. Lisa is passionate about promoting physical and mental health for all, and has been supporting people online through Rainbow Lion Wellbeing: Self Care Sanctuary.

Lisa is very excited to be seeing her vision of Our Lockdown coming together. She hopes the project will help connect Scotland, improve community spirit and provide an insight to human experiences during this historical time. You can find Lisa online:

Business FB Page / Personal FB Page
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We welcome you to the Our Lockdown Premiere and if you can donate any amount at all, Our two charities would benefit so much during this difficult recovery time. Thanks for your support and we will see you at the Premiere!

Lisa D, Gavin and Lisa Y xxx