Dr Caroline Ackley received funding from the Centre for Arts and Wellbeing at the University of Brighton to hold a film making workshop for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people. In collaboration with the East Sussex County Council Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children team, the East Sussex Children’s Services Virtual School for Children in Care, and The Bright Foundation four 14-16 year old unaccompanied asylum seekers attended a day-long workshop at the Bright Foundation in St Leonard’s on Sea.
They learned about film and practiced the skills of stop-motion animation. Despite the young people coming from different countries, speaking different languages, and having vastly different experiences they worked in teams to co-create films telling a story of their choice. At the end of the day, the films were screened to a small audience including the young people, their English as an Additional Language social worker, and staff from East Sussex Children’s Services.
This project continues the work of Dr Ackley and Dr Khalid Ali on intergenerational engagement through film.
