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45 mins
Told through the stories of four participants from Black and Asian backgrounds, Hostile reveals the human stories behind the UK government’s “hostile environment” policies, which are designed to make living conditions so difficult for migrants that they voluntarily leave the UK. Sonita Gale, the BAFTA-longlisted filmmaker who created Hostile, will share her documentary making process for 15 minutes and spend 30 minutes answering questions provided by our host and the audience.
Wednesday, 15 November - 17:00-17:45 GMT, 12:00-12:45 EST, 9:00-9:45 PST
Registration opens: 9 October
RegisterHostile is a BAFTA and BIFA Longlisted feature-length documentary written, produced and directed by Sonita Gale, focusing on the UK's complicated relationship with its migrant communities.
Told through the stories of four participants from Black and Asian backgrounds, the film focuses on the impact of the evolving 'hostile environment' policies that target migrants, including No Recourse to Public Funds which is forcing people into destitution.
The film explores how the lives of international students, members of the Windrush generation and 'Highly Skilled Migrants' have been affected. The film features music from award-winning musicians Nitin Sawhney and spoken word from George the Poet. Nitin Sawhney also served as an Executive Producer.
If you would like to watch the documentary prior to attending Magnify 2023, it is available for streaming at:
Sonita Gale (she/her)
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Sonita Gale (she/her)
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Sonita Gale (she/her)
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1h 38m | 2022
Hostile is a BAFTA and BIFA Longlisted feature-length documentary written, produced and directed by Sonita Gale, focusing on the UK's complicated relationship with its migrant communities.
Told through the stories of four participants from Black and Asian backgrounds, the film focuses on the impact of the evolving 'hostile environment' policies that target migrants, including No Recourse to Public Funds which is forcing people into destitution.
The film explores how the lives of international students, members of the Windrush generation and 'Highly Skilled Migrants' have been affected. The film features music from award-winning musicians Nitin Sawhney and spoken word from George the Poet. Nitin Sawhney also served as an Executive Producer.
If you would like to watch the documentary prior to attending Magnify 2023, it is available for streaming at:
Sonita Gale is a British Asian Writer, Producer and Director. Elevating the stories of migrants and marginalised communities is at the forefront of her work.
Sonita’s debut feature documentary as director, Hostile, is an award-winning and BAFTA and BIFA-longlisted film exposing the ‘hostile environment’ for migrants in the UK. Hostile has screened across the country at Picturehouse and independent cinemas, and has been selected for a number of international film festivals.
In 2021, the film debuted at Raindance Film Festival. Since then, Hostile has been a finalist in the 2022 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (in the ‘Supreme Award’ and ‘Best Director – International’ categories), and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 British Urban Film Festival.The film won several Best Documentary Feature accolades, including at the 2021 South London Film Festival, Filmocracy Fest 2022 and the Roxbury International Film Festival 2022.
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