Resources for new British crime drama ‘Sket’

Film Education resources for Sket, a hard-hitting urban thriller that focuses on a young woman who, after a brutal attack on her sister, turns to a girl gang to seek retribution.

Our educational website takes a close look at the film and the issues it explores, with material suitable for students of Media, Film Studies and PSHE at ages 15-19. The resource covers aspects of health and lifestyle choices, identity, relationships and risk, as well as considering aspects of representation, genre and audience. The full resource is available on our website.

Film Education held a special screening of Sket in central London on 21 October, with a Q&A after the film featuring the director Nirpal Bhogal, three of the young cast and two representatives from a local project designed to help young people get away from gang life. Materials from the event will be going online next week. Sket is in cinemas from 28 October.