Immigrants' movies put Newcastle on the big screen
Northumbria University Media Production students have helped members of Newcastle's ethnic minority communities to place their lives on film in a ground-breaking project.
The stories of Muslims, a drummer from Guinea and a former asylum seeker - all immigrants to Newcastle - were told, when local people were taught how to use filming equipment and create their own short films.
The three eight-minute documentaries, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council, will be screened for the first time at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle on Thursday 2nd October.
Neil Percival, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Media & Communication at Northumbria University's School of Arts & Social Sciences, said: "One of the ideas of the project was to enable people to create a new representation of Newcastle, their lives in the city and what it means to them."
"Each of the films was made in conjunction with students or recent graduates from the Media Production course. I provided some initial training in terms of the editorial and technical side of things and the student helpers went out with them and helped with the filming."
The three films will be shown at an invitation-only screening on Thursday 2nd October at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle and on 30th October at the Star & Shadow Cinema in Byker. They will also be streamed on the Northumbria University website at
Northumbria University Media Production students have helped members of Newcastle's ethnic minority communities to place their lives on film in a ground-breaking project.
The stories of Muslims, a drummer from Guinea and a former asylum seeker - all immigrants to Newcastle - were told, when local people were taught how to use filming equipment and create their own short films.
The three eight-minute documentaries, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council, will be screened for the first time at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle on Thursday 2nd October.
Neil Percival, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Media & Communication at Northumbria University's School of Arts & Social Sciences, said: "One of the ideas of the project was to enable people to create a new representation of Newcastle, their lives in the city and what it means to them."
"Each of the films was made in conjunction with students or recent graduates from the Media Production course. I provided some initial training in terms of the editorial and technical side of things and the student helpers went out with them and helped with the filming."
The three films will be shown at an invitation-only screening on Thursday 2nd October at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle and on 30th October at the Star & Shadow Cinema in Byker. They will also be streamed on the Northumbria University website at
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