We Are All Migrants

We Are All Migrants is a short documentary that was commissioned by the Harrison Bundey Mama Dread Masqueraders carnival troupe in Leeds.

I directed and produced the film, working with a crew of 9 people. The film was Executive Produced by David Turner and Jennifer Granville of the Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett University.

The film has screened at several international film festivals and won the award of ‘Best Short Film’ at the Hebden Bridge Film Festival.

Synopsis

In 2017, Harrison Bundey Mama Dread’s Masqueraders declared proudly that we are all migrants, flooding the streets with a sea of colour. But beneath this vibrant city there lies a darker story of migration when, for one Nigerian man, the promise of new life in England was halted by his tragic death. We Are All Migrants carries a message of remembrance and solidarity with all migrants who have suffered injustice in the world and celebrates the joy of diversity

Other credits:

• Executive Producers - David Turner & Jennifer Granville

• Editor - Alex J. Eglington

• Colourist - Lee Robinson

• Composer - Will Davidson

• Director of Photography - Tomaso Aramini

• Associate Producer & Assistant Director of Photography - Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi

• Production Assistant/Researcher - Carol Simmonds

• Sound Designer - Massimiliano Borghesi

• Camera/Sound -

  • Hasan Abdulla

  • Alex J. Eglington

  • Greg Hodge

  • Will Walsh