Mind the Gap, an 80-minute feature film by award winning film maker Ricardo Barker, is aimed at white educators. Let’s discuss our Awarding Gap bias when you join our FACE screening at London Metropolitan University on 30th October.
FACE is partnering with London Metropolitan University's Centre for Equity and Inclusion on the 30th October 2025 to host award winning film-maker Ricardo Barker's latest film Mind the Gap. Join us for networking, discussion and opportunity to screen this film within your own institution.
Free Sign Up to the screening is available via Eventbrite
Mind the Gap is a sharp, reflective drama tackling bias and awarding gap deficit in higher education. The story follows Daniel (Ciaran Dow Jones), a respected senior lecturer whose grading practices are exposed as unequal. What begins as a defence of his integrity becomes a transformative journey for Daniel, his colleagues, and his students as they confront uncomfortable realities lurking beneath the surface of academia.
Co-created with students and staff across Leeds Trinity University, where Ricardo Barker is Associate Professor in Professional Practice (Filmmaking) and a member of the International Research Centre for Interactive Storytelling (IRIS), the film is informed by collaborations with University College London and St Mary's University. The project translates extensive research data on the "awarding gap" into a compelling narrative that both provokes and educates.
“Mind The Gap is a research driven film that uses comedic storytelling to make complex data visceral and human. By centring student voices, we challenge audiences to recognise their own biases and imagine fairer futures for higher education.” Ricardo Barker. Writer, Director, Producer.
5pm: Reception in screening room. ALL WELCOME.
5.20pm: Welcome from Sharon Lloyd FACE Co-founder and Deputy Director of the Centre for Equity and Inclusion. Film commences (80 mins)
6.50pm: Directors Q&A with Ricardo and Sharon.
7.30pm: Ends.
Join Us 30th Oct. Screening Theatre, London Metropolitan University, Main Site: Holloway Campus 166-220 Holloway Rd, London N7 8DB. Nearest Tube: Holloway Road (Northern Line). Highbury and Islington (Overground).
Free Sign Up to the screening is available via Eventbrite
The Mind the Gap Silence Trailer and Mind the Gap What is the Awarding Gap Trailer are available to watch on YouTube.
A blog interview with Ricardo Barker is available on the FACE website.
