TURNER
Narrative, Meaning & Power
FILMMAKER
EDUCATOR
WRITER
THEORIST
ABOUT TURNERTurner is a filmmaker, educator and writer working at the intersection of narrative, meaning and power.
His work explores how stories shape behaviour, particularly among young people, and how culture, masculinity, technology and institutions quietly produce beliefs about identity, control and belonging. He is drawn to moments where meaning fractures, pressure escalates, and ordinary situations become ethically charged.
Alongside his film and writing practice, Turner works closely with young people through long-term creative and educational projects. This work directly informs his research and storytelling, grounding theory in lived experience rather than abstraction.
Across film, books and live projects, Turner develops narrative systems that examine consent, authority, performance and belief as forces operating in everyday life.
Turner’s work sits across film, research and education, connecting theory with practice through sustained engagement with youth culture.
Help! I Think My Teacher is Racist
Film Still
When Boys Don’t Talk About Sex
Film Still
Get Back Season
Film Still
WORKTurner’s practice spans film, writing, education and research, using narrative as a tool to examine how meaning is formed, performed and enforced.
Film - narrative work exploring pressure, masculinity, power, ethics
Education & Youth Practice - long-term work with young people
Writing & Theory - books, essays, Meaning Dynamics
Live / Research Projects - talks, exhibitions, development work
PREVIOUS PARTNERSTurner’s work has been supported by and developed with:
“I’m interested in the moments where stories stop feeling like stories,
and start behaving like rules.”
Turner
Context & PlatformsAlongside his individual creative and research practice, Turner has founded and led creative platforms including Rap Club and The Spit Game.
These organisations provide long-term contexts for education, collaboration and youth-led creative work, and inform his thinking as a filmmaker and writer.
This work sits alongside, but separate from, his individual research and artistic development.
A creative platform producing film, music and live projects that explore youth culture, power and narrative through original, youth-led work.
A youth-led education programme using rap, writing and performance to support creative expression, critical thinking and cultural confidence in schools.