Today is International Migrants Day. After spending the past year and a half making our documentary 'Hostile', about the impact of immigration policy on our migrant communities, we want to use this opportunity to reflect. We have a deep appreciation for all the organisations and incredible individuals worldwide who are working tirelessly to ensure that
On Tuesday 21st at 6.30pm there will be an online screening of Hostile hosted by Together Films. Hostile is Sonita Gale's debut film, a feature-length documentary that exposes the impact of the ‘hostile environment’ for migrants in the UK. Sonita Gale, the writer/director of Hostile, will be joined by the wonderful Ursula Macfarlane, @ursulapics director
'I've written music for about 70 films and television shows but I'm probably proudest of my involvement in this because it's incredibly important and it's the most salient thing out there right now' - Nitin Sawhney On Monday 13th December Hostile screened at the Bertha DocHouse in London. Bertha DocHouse is the UK's first cinema
'I've written music for about 70 films and television shows but I'm probably proudest of my involvement in this because it's incredibly important and it's the most salient thing out there right now' - Nitin Sawhney On Monday 13th December Hostile screened at the Bertha DocHouse in London. Bertha DocHouse is the UK's first cinema
A big thank you to the London Migration Film festival for screening Hostile on Wednesday, on the last night of the festival. The screening was followed by a heartfelt and informative Q&A with Sonita Gale alongside a panel of experts on the Hostile Environment including: Toufique Hossain (Director of Public Law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors)
We were so disheartened to hear that the Nationality and Borders Bill has been passed in parliament this evening. MPs gave the immigration legislation a third reading by 298 votes to 231, meaning it passed to the House of Lords with a majority of 67. The Bill gives Border Force officers powers to turn migrants
A big thank you to the London Migration Film festival for screening Hostile on the last night of the festival. The screening was followed by a heartfelt and informative Q&A with Sonita Gale alongside a panel of experts on the Hostile Environment including: Toufique Hossain (Director of Public Law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors) Daniel Trilling
Join us this Wednesday 8th December at 6pm for a special online screening of Hostile and Q&A at the London Migration Film Festival. Hostile is a feature-length documentary focusing on the UK’s complicated relationship with its migrant communities. The film reveals the impact of the evolving ‘hostile environment’ - a term used by the UK government in 2012
Hostile will be screening at the Bertha DocHouse on the 13th December. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Writer/Producer/Director Sonita Gale, hosted by the award-winning musician, Nitin Sawhney. Nitin Sawhney is an Executive Producer on Hostile, and his music also features throughout the film, helping to illustrate the intricate stories of
The bill is the ‘biggest threat to refugee rights we’ve seen in decades and breaches our obligations under international law.’ Nadia Whittome MP ‘Not migrants. Humans’ David Lammy MP The upcoming Nationality and Borders Bill means that individuals could be stripped of their British citizenship without warning under a proposed rule change quietly added to
