Torn (full version)
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Winner of two IVCA awards in 2008 - Documentary (Silver) and Charity (Bronze) categories.
This film came about because tlc went looking for a client...There is a real need for asylum/refugee organisations to challenge the prejudice and misleading assumptions about asylum seekers. It took a year of research and meetings to set up but The Migrants Resource Centre were an inspirational choice, as were the people we met. This was a calculated attempt to 're-brand' asylum seekers and reposition the issues at stake. The film was launched by the Mayor of London.
The story of some of the film's subjects appeared in a 2008 edition of the Observer Magazine, in a feature written by the writer Mark Haddon. Click on the link to read the full article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/15/immigration.familyandrelationships
Winner of two IVCA awards in 2008 - Documentary (Silver) and Charity (Bronze) categories.
This film came about because tlc went looking for a client...There is a real need for asylum/refugee organisations to challenge the prejudice and misleading assumptions about asylum seekers. It took a year of research and meetings to set up but The Migrants Resource Centre were an inspirational choice, as were the people we met. This was a calculated attempt to 're-brand' asylum seekers and reposition the issues at stake. The film was launched by the Mayor of London.
The story of some of the film's subjects appeared in a 2008 edition of the Observer Magazine, in a feature written by the writer Mark Haddon. Click on the link to read the full article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/15/immigration.familyandrelationships
| Original duration | 10' |
| Genre | External communications |
| Subject | Attitude change: promotion of positive message about asylum seekers |
| Distribution | DVD distribution, press conferences, campaigning by charities/movement |