A NON party political video designed to encourage politicians to act more like “human beings” and do more to win the trust of voters was filmed in Swindon yesterday.

Please, Politician, a film produced by Swindon Independent Film (SIF) and the Swindon Film Network, was shot on location at Hacklings Haulage offices on the Groundwell Industrial Estate.

The three-minute video featured a mix of professional actors and members of the public, with the cast and crew made up of members of the two groups in roles including camera operators and make-up artists.

Director and writer of the piece, Timothy Cumming, said: “This is a benevolent project to show what a useful politician should be like; it’s not aligned to any political party and features people from different genders, cultures and age groups to reflect the voting public.”

Timothy, 54, from Devizes, runs a production company and dreamt up the idea over the breakfast table with his daughter Holly, 23, who also appeared in the film.

He said: “I asked Holly what she would want politicians to change if she had the choice; she came up with a huge list of ideas which were incorporated into the script.

“The message is: Please, Politician, what have you done to make me like you, or respect you?

“What do we expect from this politician, is it possible to like or respect a politician genuinely?

“It’s a message that politicians need to restore the voters’ faith in politics by being truthful and setting out new ideas.

“The most important thing is that this project is for love.”

Please, Politician tells the story of a girl who writes a letter to a politician including words such as ‘honesty’, ‘leadership’ and ‘big ideas’.

This is interspersed with a monologue which is read by multiple people stating what they would want from the politician.

The film ends with the girl walking onto a balcony where she meets other people with letters – these then transform into paper aeroplanes and fly to parliament.

Timothy wants the video to go viral and to ultimately make its way to the House of Commons.

Colin Doubleday, of Old Town, who acted in the film, said: “I think this is quite an important film because it features real people doing real things.

“I was impressed with the way the group has really pulled together to deliver today.

“It is to encourage politicians to emerge and act as human beings.”

It is hoped the film will be available online in the coming weeks.