Nirpal Bhogal, the film’s director, explains his reasons for working on this project in the press pack for the film:
"There is a distinct lack of public knowledge about female gang culture, which results in a high level of fascination – yet not one film has dared to explore it – until now.
I met with various members of male and female gangs in order to learn why young women were now, more than ever, adopting aggressive male behaviour. The more I immersed myself in their ideologies the more I realised that their shift in behaviour could be explained as progressive adaptation, a theme that is at the very heart of ‘Sket’: society is changing, and girls and women must change with it in order to survive."
Look at the poster in detail and work through the following questions:
Now, watch the trailer for Sket closely, all the way through. Write down five things that summarise your first reaction. Then, working in groups, watch again playing and pausing if you can while taking notes on:
How do the poster and the trailer work together to establish an identity for this film that audiences can understand and respond to?
Compare the impact and effectiveness of these two elements of the film’s marketing campaign.
The film’s production notes reveal a great deal about how Sket was conceptualised, why it was made and how the cast and crew worked together to complete the project. Download these notes and divide them up amongst groups, feeding back key points from your section.
