MYTHBUSTERS – DIGITAL TAKE BACK
Final Delivery & Outcomes Report
Delivered by Diyodi Devinda Menon
Project Summary
MythBusters – Digital Take Back was delivered as a youth-led digital arts and wellbeing programme supporting young people to
challenge social media myths, emotional pressures, comparison culture, and misinformation through creative expression.
Across the project period, Humanity Media CIC delivered:
42 creative workshops
3 partner youth groups
A public screening event and a Film Festival at Lockworks Cinema Wolverhampton.
A wide range of youth-produced digital works
An online campaign reaching over 1.2 million people
The project was delivered successfully and in full.
Workshop Delivery
A total of 42 workshops were delivered across the three groups.
Workshops focused on:
Film & video storytelling
Digital design and infographics
Sound and audio creation
Spoken word & poetry expression
Digital wellbeing & self-awareness
Misinformation and online harm
Emotional resilience and identity
Diversity, community & cultural awareness
Short-form content: TikToks, Reels, memes, visual posts
Creative development sessions leading to final outputs
These sessions enabled young people to build digital, creative, social and emotional skills through hands-on making and guided reflection.
Outputs Delivered
Across all three youth groups, participants produced a wide range of high-quality creative digital work.
Film outputs included short narrative films, documentary reflections, poetic film pieces, and issue-based digital stories. Audio work featured original compositions, spoken-word recordings, and atmospheric soundscapes.
Young people also created extensive social media content, such as reels, TikToks, memes, quote graphics, and behind-the-scenes clips.
A full behind-the-scenes documentary film was also completed, capturing the creative journey.
Social Media Reach
The project’s online presence achieved exceptional visibility, reaching over 1.2 million people across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Engagement included strong interaction with reels, short films, promotional clips, and festival-related posts.
This reach significantly exceeded expectations, ACE anticipated around 1,100 impressions, meaning the project delivered more than 1,000 times the projected audience reach. This demonstrates extraordinary digital impact and strong resonance with wider communities.
Facilitators Who Delivered the Workshops
YAG, My Baobab and Wolverhampton Grammar School Workshops Delivered By:
Diyodi Devinda Menon
Jas Kapur
Damayanthi Muthukumaranage
Dr. Tharumal
Lahiru Peries
Maggie Keeley
Keeley Adams
Jeremy
George Perera
Jeremy Salamon
These facilitators ensured each group had consistent support, diverse perspectives, and tailored creative guidance.
Digital Festival Delivered
The MythBusters Digital Take Back Festival, delivered alongside The Lie Feed Film Festival, was held at Lockworks Cinema in Wolverhampton.
The event included full screenings of all youth-created digital works, alongside a curated selection of international submissions over 100 films from more than 20 countries.
The festival featured spoken-word performances, interactive discussions, festival winners, awards and photo ops. The audience included youth participants, families, educators, community partners, and creative professionals, providing meaningful public engagement and a high-quality platform for young people’s work.
Outcomes
Participants developed a broad set of creative skills, including filmmaking, editing, digital storytelling, data visualisation, sound design, spoken word, and short-form social content creation.
They also strengthened their critical awareness of online harm and the emotional pressures associated with social media. Young people reported feeling seen, supported, and able to express themselves with greater confidence, showing improvements in emotional literacy, reduced comparison behaviours, and increased self-esteem.
At a community level, the project deepened relationships between youth groups and creative facilitators, elevated underrepresented voices, and contributed to long-term digital wellbeing resources. For Humanity Media CIC, the project enhanced safeguarding practices, expanded partnerships, developed festival-delivery expertise, improved digital production systems, and strengthened overall community presence.
Partner Organisations & Delivery Locations
YAG – Youth Advisory Group
Workshops delivered in:
Wolverhampton Art Gallery Café
West Park
My Baobab Youth Group
Workshops delivered at:
Naturally You Health Centre
Wolverhampton Grammar School
Workshops delivered onsite with students and young participants.
Mythbusters - Digital Takeback productions
Every journey begins with a spark, a single story that inspires countless others. This short film follows Rhiannon’s personal path of growth, resilience, and creativity.
Through her experiences, we see how art, courage, and community can come together to inspire change and remind us that one voice can light the way for many.
A film that celebrates the power of transformation, storytelling, and human connection.
Funded by the Arts Council England through the National Lottery Project Grant.
Out of the Loop is a psychological short film exploring what it feels like to fall out of rhythm with the world around you.
Story A young person tries to keep up with the expectations around them, but every conversation feels offbeat, every interaction slightly out of sync.
This film was produced with students from Wolverhampton Grammar School and The Lie Feed team as part of the MythBusters Digital Take Back Project.
Diyodi Menon guided these young creators through the filmmaking process, helping them shape their ideas into a powerful and honest story.
Funded by the Arts Council England through the National Lottery Project Grant.
THE INTERVIEW is a psychological short film about the noise inside the mind ,the hum of anxiety, the pressure to perform, and the silent battles no one sees.
A man arrives for what he believes is a normal job interview… but instead, he faces the most difficult interrogation of all: himself. This film explores themes of identity, emptiness, self-worth, and the moment a person finally tells the truth they’ve been hiding from themselves.
Funded by the Arts Council England through the National Lottery Project Grant.
THE FOLLOWER is a psychological short film created as part of the MythBusters Digital Take Back Project.
This film explores obsession, isolation and the hidden pressures of living in a world shaped by social media.
Diyodi Menon guided these young creators through the entire filmmaking process, from concept development to final production, helping them transform their ideas into a powerful and unsettling story.
This film was supported by Arts Council England through the National Lottery Project Grant.