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Migration takes centre stage at the Curzon’s topical ‘Hostile’ event
With the UK’s shameful treatment of migrants getting nastier by the day, the Curzon cinema’s National Refugee Week satellite event on July 7 could not be more timely.
The centrepiece is a screening of BAFTA-longlisted British Asian filmmaker Sonita Gale’s much-acclaimed feature debut, Hostile, which dives deep into Britain’s complex relationship with its migrant communities. Taking its title from the term ‘Hostile Environment’, which the government used in 2012 to describe the atmosphere it wanted to create for migrants in this country, with the intention of provoking them to leave of their own accord, the film asks what it means to be British and how it feels to be told you don’t belong. Hostile also explores the UK economy’s dependence upon migrant labour and looks at the likely consequences if the broken immigration system is not fixed.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on refugee life in the UK. Participants include Bristol-based reporter and broadcaster Sam Sayer, who has worked in the charity sector alongside asylum seekers and refugees for 20 years, and immigration case worker-turned-academic Dr. Natasha Carver, author of the prize-winning book Marriage, Gender and Refugee Migration.
There’s no need to worry about grub, as ticket options also include a ‘Feast Box’ supplied by Houria – a Bristol-based anti-slavery and anti-racism organisation that trains and hires female survivors of slavery in a pan-African catering company. Only 40 of these are available, so you’ll need to book early to bag one.
Go here for further information and ticket details.
Main image from Hostile supplied by Galeforce Films
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