140 Characters Films Showing at the Forum, Norwich, Jan 11-22nd

I realised that for years I had been having salt in my coffee and then I discovered sugar.

Come and see some thought-provoking 12-second films about coming-out on the giant Fusion screen at the Forum (Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library) in Norwich from January 11th-22nd, 10am-5pm.

The films were inspired by 140 very, very short stories produced by members of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community, their friends and families. All the stories were 140 characters or less – the length of a Tweet on Twitter. For a taster of some of the films please go to www.12seconds.tv/channel/OUT140.

I wasn’t out 2 my family. Nan saw me on TV on a Pride march with my girlfriend. She rang me & sed “Did you know your friend was a lesbian?”

The 140 character stories themselves are also very absorbing – go to www.twitter.com/OUT140 to read some funny, sad and poetic work.

All stories and films are part of the 140 Characters project that Writers’ Centre Norwich has been working on with Norwich Pride and various other partners.

Read writer Ross Sutherland’s guide to writing very short stories.

For further enquiries please contact Michelle Savage 07985 409873 www.shellytelly.co.uk/OUT140 or Vince Laws 01263 587728 vincelaws@gmail.com

140 Characters is supported by the Forum Trust, City College, Writers’ Centre Norwich, and Norwich Pride, and is a What Next? project.