Project Detail

Through Our Eyes

Synopsis

Through Our Eyes shows what it is like coming to Britain through the eyes of unaccompanied minors. We wanted to change the negative perception about asylum seekers by charting the obstacles we have faced and showing how, despite the difficulties, we have turned a negative experience into a positive one.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 31 secs
Format
DVD
Director
Melina Henderson
Producer
Olive Millar, Vince Girdwood
Co-Producer
Olive Millar, Vince Girdwood
Editor
Nigel Kellaway
Composer
Andreas Samiotis
Principal cast
Edgelson Lua, Nsingui Pembele, Manuel Maneca, Rafael Dias Mendes

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Production Status

Production Company

Enfield Youth Service

St Andrews Court
1-4 River Front
Enfield
Middlesex EN1 3SY
UK

T+44 (0)20 8379 3432

www.enfieldyouthservice.org.uk

Sales Company

Enfield Youth Service

St Andrews Court
1-4 River Front
Enfield
Middlesex EN1 3SY
UK

T+44 (0)20 8379 3432

www.enfieldyouthservice.org.uk

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