Life of a Sheffield NHS paramedic working on the frontline captured on film

The life of an NHS paramedic working on the frontline throughout the pandemic has been captured by TV cameraman, and film-maker, Nico Hambleton in the film, Lock Down, Rock Up.
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The film, which won a global award at the Kendal Mountain Festival, is about paramedic Jerome Mowat, aged 31, from Sheffield, and highlights the challenges he faced working for the Yorkshire and then London Ambulance Service during the COVID crisis.

It highlights his coping mechanism of rock climbing and how he used this hobby as a means to escape the visions that constantly circled round his mind.

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Award-winning film features NHS paramedic Jerome MowatAward-winning film features NHS paramedic Jerome Mowat
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Nico said: “This win isn’t just for Jerome, it’s representative of all frontline workers surviving out there. The support we’ve had has been overwhelming and this is the icing on the cake.

“I didn’t set out to make an award-winning film, just to document a means of escape from this worldwide crisis we are in, thinking it might inspire others who need it. I’m so thankful to Kendal Mountain for accepting the film and understanding the themes. I’m blown away.”

Kendal Mountain Festival jury chairman Keme Nzerem said: “The calibre of films submitted and shortlisted this year was incredible. Despite it being such a tough time in 2020, the virtual festival has seen a record-breaking number of submissions and the breadth of themes covered within the film-making shows the resilience and depth of human nature out there.”

Festival artistic director Claire Carter added: “Our expectations were that filmmakers and creatives might struggle to complete projects under the regime of the pandemic, but we were incredibly surprised at the breadth and innovation of the films.

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“Covid stories had quickly entered our filmmakers edit rooms including the premiering Lock Down Rock Up, telling Jerome’s story during the first weeks of the March lockdown.

“Digital delivery has allowed us to select more features than we would ever be able to programme into venues, and we have had some incredibly strong films come through. 2020 has been a crucial year for the festival and it s filmmakers, and we are thrilled to bring our stories of wilderness and inspiration on-demand to global audiences for the rest of the year.”

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