Event overview
Public screening of 'Leave to Remain'
Film screening organised by Emma Brown, MA Applied Anthropology and Community Development. The screening is open to all.
Leave to Remain began life at a film academy that gave unaccompanied minors who were seeking asylum in the UK the chance to train in filmmaking. Frustrated by the attempts to apply tired debates on immigration to the young people he met, director Bruce Goodison conceived of a 3 year project to train cast and crew for a film that would tell the unique stories of teenage asylum seekers, who unlike their adult counterparts often had no choice in their unaccompanied flight to the UK. Utilising his experience in documentary filmmaking to narrative story telling, the film tells the stories of Omar, Abdul and Zizidi, all played with great emotional intelligence by three bright new talents. Supported by more established actors, including Toby Jones, in the adult roles and featuring a soundtrack by Mercury award wining Alt-J, Goodison’s film is a dramatically absorbing and poignant contribution to contemporary discussions on immigration in the UK.
Multiple actors and the director will attend the Q and A following the film.
It is requested that there be no personal questions directed to actors of their experience of the asylum process.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2013 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
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