Equal Play: ParalympicsGB film to air on Channel 4 on 26 August

Winner of the Audience Award at Lebron James’ Uninterrupted Film Festival, Equal Play is a powerful documentary that highlights the need for equal access to school sport for disabled children, with just one in four saying they currently take part in sport at school. The story focuses on two British children, Marley, a teenager from London whose life has been profoundly changed by sport; and Tammy, who struggles from barriers to physical activity at her school and experiences daily exclusion.

The film follows both children as they are sidelined in school and demand their right to be treated equally in access to sports and PE. Marley discovers his confidence and social skills through boxing, while Tammy is inspired by ParalympicsGB star, Hannah Cockcroft to take up wheelchair racing and explore her competitive side on the racetrack. By capturing the nuanced joy and empowerment that sports can bring to disabled individuals, Equal Play highlights the positive change that inclusion can create.