Sylvia Pankhurst was imprisoned more than any other suffragette for her tireless campaigning, and unlike her mother Emmeline and sister Christabel, who dropped the fight for votes for women to support the war effort, Sylvia refused to sacrifice the fight for universal suffrage until it was won. Her opposition to the war and her internationalism were and remain exemplary and her bravery in fighting for equality and opposing all misanthropic trends puts her, as one interviewee we filmed put it, ‘up there with the angels.’ Furthermore, Sylvia was an artist: she won a host of awards at the Manchester School of Art before gaining a 2-year scholarship (with the distinction of having the highest grades of any candidate), to study at the RCA’s Painting School in South Kensington (1904–06).

WORLDwrite, known for its unique school of citizen TV and myth-busting documentaries, has released its latest film, Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything is Possible to great acclaim. In feature-length essay form, the documentary chronicles Sylvia Pankhurst’s inspiring life as suffragette and revolutionary. Aspiring young filmmakers worked with industry professionals to research, film and produce this in-depth epic. Packed with facts from primary sources, rare images from museums and archives, interviews with historians and compelling testimony from Sylvia’s son Richard Pankhurst and his wife Rita, the legacy of an extraordinary woman unfolds.

Ceri Dingle, WORLDwrite’s director says: ‘Sylvia Pankhurst’s story is hugely significant for the contemporary period as she exemplifies an understanding of politics we urgently need to rekindle. Unlike today’s degraded view of politics which encompasses everything from what we eat to recycling, for Sylvia politics meant tackling the big picture, refusing to bow to fate and taking control of our own destiny.’

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