by Alice Farkas | May 5, 2021 | Articles, Short Films
My mind is forever swaying this way and that. Naoki Higashida Naoki Higashida is a Japanese author who, aged just 13, began narrating his experience as someone who sees the world through the lens of Autism. This body of work culminated in the publication of ‘The...
by Alice Farkas | May 1, 2021 | Articles, Authors
Earlier this year, we sat down to talk over Zoom with award-winning South African writer Masande Ntshanga. Masande’s second work of fiction Triangulum featured in a Heady Mix collection back in September 2019, titled Afrofuturism. The thematic context behind this book...
by Alice Farkas | Apr 20, 2021 | Articles, Short Films
Our next series, of thought-provoking short films, comes from filmmakers, trailblazers and creatives exploring what it is to be autistic. The following bodies of work, which will be shared over the coming months, each present their own unique depiction surrounding the...
by Alice Farkas | Apr 3, 2021 | Articles, Short Films
Migrant Sound is a youthful celebration of migration and its impact on the UK’s music and culture. Combining broad societal stories with personal family anecdotal histories, this series permits emotional storytelling mixed with vibrant visuals of migrant culture, told...
by Alice Farkas | Mar 27, 2021 | Articles
Heady Mix was founded on the recognition that it’s impossible for each of us to fully comprehend the experiences of one another, and especially of those marginalised by society, whose stories are not mainstream or widespread. But of course, the book doesn’t stop...
