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A fusion of dance and documentary exploring what "home" means to people in East London.  Ervin's family fled from Kosovo. They are still waiting for his brother to find them. Nanthuja travelled alone in a container from Sri Lanka, Laura-anne is one of the first mixed-race members of her family.

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Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
Anton Califano
Producer
Dhiraj Mahey
Director of Photography
Mark Raeburn
Sound
Fabrice Pougnard
Composer
Robert Wells
Principal cast
Alessia Scala
Choreographer/Concept
Jo Parkes

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11, Taeping Street

London E14 9UN
UK

T +44 (0)20 75360352

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