GLOW at the MOBOs with Tyneside Cinema, Northern Roots and Cassini Films

In less than 4 weeks, we recruited 7 brilliant North East artists to facilitate this intensive, multi-layered project and bring two films to the MOBO Awards main stage and MOBOs Fringe @Tyneside Cinema.

“I wanted young people from Newcastle and Gateshead to have the chance to engage in something really exciting that’s come to the place in which they live.”  Nic Greenan, CEO Custodian, Tyneside Cinema

As the artists prepared their roles, GLOW Newcastle reached out to secondary schools and youth groups across Newcastle and Gateshead.  Despite a lead time of only 3 weeks, Heworth Grange School (Gateshead), Walker Riverside Academy (Newcastle), The Soundroom (Gateshead), Newcastle Young Carers, Company of Others (Newcastle) and Newcastle High School for Girls threw themselves into workshops and rehearsals.

+70 young people from Newcastle and Gateshead took part as dancers and filmmakers in #MOBO2025 and #MOBOFringe, thanks to the dedication and creativity of all our partners.

Find out more and watch both films here.

At just under 12 minutes, Beyond the Screen is a short documentary that packs a punch when it comes to the representation of Global Majority and Black creatives in leadership roles in our cultural, creative and education sectors.

“It’s great that we get an opportunity, here in the North East, to show a diverse leadership within schools.  Most young people don’t get the opportunity to work within that environment, and to culturally have something this vibrant, this strong, with fair representation, delivered to them, has got to be a winner.” Martin Hylton, Director, Gateway Studios.

Find out more and watch both films here.