‘Leave to Remain’ film screening & panel discussion with Director and Expert Panel
Tuesday 9th June 2015
Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ’s College, Cambridge
Film: 18.30 – 20.00
Panel discussion: 20.00 – 21.00
Free and open to all.
‘Leave to Remain’ (2013) is set in London and explores the journey of an unaccompanied Afghan teenager, who is in the process of having his refugee status decided in Britain. The low-budget film is based on real-life stories and features a cast of non-professional young actors, all from migrant backgrounds.
For the post-screening discussion, with:
Professor Madeleine Arnot (Faculty of Education/ Co-Founder Cambridge Migration Research Network)
Rita Chadha (Chief Executive, RAMFEL - Refugee and Migrant Council of Essex and London)
Ebrahim Esmail (young actor, refugee, British Red Cross and Refugee Council volunteer)
Bruce Goodison (BAFTA award winning Director)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/95749007
Film Website: http://leave2remainthefilm.com/
FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/723463897798956/
The event has kindly been supported by the Cambridge Migration Research (CAMMIGRES) Forum and Christ’s Amnesty Society.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Sundeep Lidher (skl33@cam.ac.uk) or CAMMIGRES (cammigres@gmail.com)
CAMMIGRES website: http://www.cammigres.group.cam.ac.uk/
Event poster here