Future Researchers: Children’s Dreams for a Better Education

This film was made by young refugees in Cairo and explores their experiences of education. This project was organised by Refugee Youth Project UK, Children’s Cooperative, Egypt and funded by Comic Relief.

Refuge in Films: young filmmakers at the BFI

Two films that I worked on with two fantastic groups of young people in Manchester and Cairo will be shown the Saturday at the BFI as part of ‘Refuge in Films’. Looking forward to seeing some of the Bhutanese group who will be coming down from Manchester.

The sound of Tahrir Square on 2nd September 2012 now the demonstrations have subsided. I’m here working with young refugees, helping them make a film to support their research on refugees experiences of education in Cairo. The film will be up here in a week or two. In the meantime, have a listen and imagine that you are wandering through the streets of Cairo in as the temperature stays high right through the night.

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Music promo made for the band Cornershop

University of East London - Zach Gachette

The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no right to insist they react in a particular way. A film is just a projection of light, completed only when it crosses the gaze of the audience…
Werner Herzog

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