Voices Past and Present - stories of child migration
Voices Past and Present (10 minutes) presents powerful statements about reasons for leaving, journeys to the UK, first impressions, and feelings of home and belonging. It features the voices of children who, amongst others, migrated from Ireland and Austria in the 1930s, India in the 1950s, Caribbean in the 1960s, Bangladesh in the 1970s, Turkey in the 1980s and Somalia post 2000.
The music of Henry Bran, who came from El Salvador aged 17, provides some of the backing track.
'What a little jewel this is! Beautifully assembled and edited and flowing so gracefully - I am so moved by these little snips of people's stories. I …feel privileged to be a part of this and have a real feeling of solidarity with others in the film - something new for me'.
Duncan Ross who arrived from India, aged eight, in 1956.