Project Detail

(be)longing

Synopsis

A group of inspiring African teenagers brought illegally or trafficked into the UK overcome desperate situations and build new lives for themselves in London. The girls face deportation on their 18th birthdays under current Home Office rules. This film asks them what they long for and where they feel they belong.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Leslie Hill, Helen Paris
Producer
Cairo Cannon
Co-Producer
Cairo Cannon
Editor
Leslie Hill, Helen Paris
Director of Photography
Nick Gordon Smith
Sound
Emma Meaden
Principal cast
Nguwasen Grace Agera, Sheila Baluku, Saudatu Hassan, Rebecca Isiko, Samantha Kamara

Production Status

Production Company

Curious International Ltd/Artsadmin/Toynbee Studios

28 Commercial Street
London E1 6AB
UK

T:+44 (0)20 7247 5102

F:+44 (0)20 7247 5103

Sales Company

Artsadmin/Toynbee Studios

28 Commercial Street
London E1 6AB
UK

T:+44 (0)20 7247 5102

F:+44 (0)20 7247 5103

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