| Date |
1990 |
| Production |
An Emerald Films / Lighthouse Production |
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| Theme |
Urban Life |
| Summary |
This documentary uses interviews to give voice to the immigrant Bangladeshi women who are living in Brighton, women who feel isolated in their adopted homeland. |
| Description |
A small group of Indian families enjoy a picnic on Brighton beach during a Bank Holiday weekend, and explore the seafront, alongside the white visitors. Neon lights light up the pier and the seafront at night, and Asian men work in an Indian restaurant. Black and white archive photographs of Indian men at Brighton Pavilion serve to remind us of the long connection held between the city and this ethnic group. A number of representatives from ethnic minorities bodies and from local government are interviewed about the difficulties faced by immigrant Bangladeshi women living in Brighton. Several women from the Bangladeshi community are interviewed - their identities remain hidden however for fear of reprisal. The women talk about their feelings of isolation and entrapment in a culture of domestic patriarchy and in a Western society in which they have limited language skills. In an attempt to combat the latter issue, Bangladeshi women take English language classes at the Friends Centre in Brighton, classes which are under threat from a lack of sustained funding. The film ends with an image of the Indian families looking out to sea from the beach at Brighton. |
| Keywords |
Communities; Education; Ethnic Groups; Piers; Social Welfare; Urban Areas; Women |
| Location |
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| Credits |
| Funding body |
South East Arts, Brighton Borough Council and Alleycat Productions |
| Producer |
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| Director |
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| Camera |
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| Lighting |
Tim O'Riordan |
| Sound |
Tim O'Riordan |
| Narrator |
Rita Wolf |
| Editor |
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| Others |
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| Participants |
- Cllr Steve Bassam (Leader Brighton Borough Council); Cllr Tehm Bramroze (Chair Ethnic Minorities Representatives Council); Asmat Roe (Women's Section Ethnic Minorities Representatives Council); Cllr Arlene Rowe (Chair of Further Education Committee East Sussex County Council); Bharati Roy (Community Worker and English Teacher); Cllr Sheila Shaffer (Chair of Women's Committee Brighton Borough Council)
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| Format |
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| Duration |
18 mins 50 secs |
Viewing copy
location |
Screen Archive South East, University of Brighton |
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This material is protected by copyright. Contact Screen Archive South East for access details. |
