ISLE of Wight-based theatre company StoneCrabs has won a prestigious Award of Recognition from the Accolade Global Film Competition.

See the 'Our Stories Matter' trailer below

The award was given for Out On An Island’s documentary short, ‘Our Stories Matter’, which takes viewers through a trail of LGBTQ+ historical figures and places on the Island.

Franko Figueiredo, the director, said: “I'm delighted with the award!

“Our Stories Matter was created in the winter of 2020 during a lockdown. "All the team worked hard to make a documentary that celebrated the beauty of our Island, as well as its very hidden LGBTQ+ history, connected with famous people who did not conform to the norms of their times and were by turns vilified, celebrated or just ignored."

In winning an Accolade, Our Stories Matter joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award, including the Oscar-winning production of ‘The Lady in Number Six’ by Malcolm Clarke.

The documentary film was originally presented as part of StoneCrabs’ Out On An Island - An Untold Heritage exhibition in 2021, the Island’s first-ever LGBTQ+ History and Heritage Exhibition.

It has also been selected for the Scarab Short Film Festival and Think Shorts and is being considered by Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival.

The documentary film will be available for an online screening in July 2022 as part of Pride Celebrations.

Find out more on the Out On An Island Facebook event page.