Growing up, Dagmar Bennett was in perpetual awe of her uncle Keith’s flamboyant and eccentric style. Standing out from the crowd, in the small village in Wales that she and her uncle are from, she says, “the contrast between his style and attitude, and the town have always been refreshing”. Longing to create a body of work that captures this, alongside his experience as a person with a disability, the creative director and filmmaker began working on Village Style – a documentary for BBC Cymru Wales as a part of its New Voices From Wales series. And while Village Style showcases his individual flair, Dagmar wanted us to see that little bit more, in the form of a behind-the-scenes series titled Uncle Keith.

When the idea came to mind, Dagmar first contacted her dear friend and photographer, Stefy Pocket. “I just knew she would understand the subject matter,” Dagmar says. Stefy often documents subcultures and mass events around the world, from ceremonies in Mexico to the dapper and joyful characters of Jamaica’s Spanish Town. She jumped at the chance to zone in on one character. “In a world obsessed with conventional beauty and youth, there’s no better time to share the richness of life that comes with age,” says Stefy. “Uncle Keith is a celebration of uniqueness that challenges stereotypes in not just age but ability.” Dagmar holds a similar belief. While working with her uncle on styling for the project, she often wondered what Keith’s life as a fashion creative would have been without the barriers placed on people with disabilities: “That’s why we started this – to embrace and champion the creativity of differently abled individuals; it’s about shifting the narrative from limitations to possibilities.”