La Pirogue
http://vimeo.com/63737490
What a wonderful film. Sincere thanks to Migrant Rights Network for organising the UK premiere, which I was lucky to attend yesterday.
Illuminating the desperate and moving human stories behind lurid headlines about illegal immigration, La Pirogue is a colorful and compelling drama about a boat full of would-be economic migrants attempting the perilous weeklong Atlantic crossing from Senegal to mainland Europe. Capably directed by Moussa Touré, a sometime politician and bittersweet chronicler of his country’s social woes in several previous dramas and documentaries, this Un Certain Regard entry at Cannes is dedicated to the 5000 or so Africans who have died trying to cross to Europe in the last decade :
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/la-pirogue-cannes-review-327204
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Monday, 18 November 2013
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Mark & Mercy
“I don’t earn £18,600 but I own two properties outright. Yet I don’t qualify to have my wife with me.”
Mark is a British citizen. He was born in Surrey, is from Liverpool and was raised in South Africa.
Although retired now, Mark vividly remembers his days in the Royal Air Force, when he risked his life for British citizens.
Mercy, Mark’s wife is a citizen of Nigeria. She similarly has a fairly diverse background. She grew up in Sierra Leone, left it because of the civil war and moved to Dakar in Senegal. Through her work in Senegal, Mercy gained the experience necessary to become a fashion designer. Mercy also speaks six languages.
Mark and Mercy met online through friends in 2011. They stayed in touch and April 2013 saw them getting married in a beautiful ceremony in Senegal.
Mark does not earn £18,600. Not many pensioners do.
Mark does however own two properties outright in Liverpool, which the Home Office does not consider in assessing Mark’s financial position for the sponsorship of his wife. Properties which mean Mark himself has no recourse to public funds.
“I don’t earn £18,600 but I own two properties outright. Yet I don’t qualify to have my wife with me.”
Mark is a British citizen. He was born in Surrey, is from Liverpool and was raised in South Africa.
Although retired now, Mark vividly remembers his days in the Royal Air Force, when he risked his life for British citizens.
Mercy, Mark’s wife is a citizen of Nigeria. She similarly has a fairly diverse background. She grew up in Sierra Leone, left it because of the civil war and moved to Dakar in Senegal. Through her work in Senegal, Mercy gained the experience necessary to become a fashion designer. Mercy also speaks six languages.
Mark and Mercy met online through friends in 2011. They stayed in touch and April 2013 saw them getting married in a beautiful ceremony in Senegal.
Mark does not earn £18,600. Not many pensioners do.
Mark does however own two properties outright in Liverpool, which the Home Office does not consider in assessing Mark’s financial position for the sponsorship of his wife. Properties which mean Mark himself has no recourse to public funds.
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