SHORT FILMS

We create short films and online campaigns to spark conversations, challenge assumptions, and shift perspectives around gendered violence.

Our films can be used as interventions for festivals, and as training tools for schools and workplaces, influencing both policy and public conversation.

Built from community interviews and lived experiences, our films highlight challenges, celebrate resilience, and invite audiences to reflect on how social norms around gendered violence can change.

LOOK SHARP

Look Sharp was our campaign to make spiking a separate criminal offence in the UK.

The film was built entirely by local young women and gender-marginalised creatives, aged 25 and under.

Look Sharp addresses needle spiking and the victim-blaming that young people face in night-time economy spaces.

It highlights the absurdity of expecting people to “cover up” their bodies or drinks for protection, instead of focusing on real prevention strategies.

Director/Producers Daz Cox & Martha Harrison · Composer & Sound Designer Fraser Owen · Video Designer Amelia Hawkes.

Dance Artists Amelia Clarke, Markéta Fagan, Devon Nelson, Emily Stephenson · Featured Community Members Danielle, Houda, Jenny, Verity, Sophia, Sarah, Gene, Preeti, Chantelle, & Emily · Director/Producers Daz Cox & Martha Harrison · Videographer/Editor, Anastasia Jobson · Costume Designer, Anna Maguire.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Funded by the Commonwealth Games United By 22 Fund.

CREDITS

“I definitely learned just how male dominated the security aspects of clubs were after talking about it in my interview, and take away the ongoing idea of persistence in women's safety in club scenarios - we must keep battling this imbalance!"

EMILY - PARTICIPANT

I'm so happy I took part in this amazing project that gave me even a bit of a chance to explain my point of view in such a horrible act that still takes place in clubs, pubs etc."

HOUDA - PARTICIPANT

It was really inspiring to meet and work with people who care about making a difference. It was really fun to just let go and dance, and feel really included, happy and safe in the space. I would love to get involved in future Calico projects because I love how they use art to talk about real-world issues."

DANIELLE - PARTICIPANT

"The project allowed me to witness different characters and personalities expressed through dance, which is a wonderful thing to see. I learned more about myself and how my body moves and I will take the energy I threw into the space, onto the dance floor in the night club!"