A film produced by Middlesex students for the Met Police's Girls Aloud #Safe4Faith Event, as part of the 'No Home For Hate' project.
On seeing student work produced as part of the “No Home For Hate” project, the Metropolitan Police approached Middlesex University to produce a short film to present at a Met Police Event: Girls Allowed #Safe4Faith – Tackling Knife & Hate Crime in Partnership (Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, 28th June 2018).
The event brought together multi-faith communities to highlight the importance of the role play by female members of the community in tackling knife and hate crime. MA Film students developed a creative response to a brief, ensuring that messages around faith-based hate crime focused on having one's voice heard rather than looking to women in faith communities to hold all the answers. The central idea of the film is about "voice", and how divisive it is for individuals and communities when people don’t have, or can’t use, their voice.
An email sent by one of the 'No Home For Hate' team really sums up the impact this film had on all those that attended the event....
"Thanks for coming to the event today and supporting our students amazing work.
We've had some incredible comments and feedback, and people asking to screen it in various settings, but something just happened that I must share with you all.
A woman just approached me at the conference and held my hand and thanked me for the film. She said it really moved her, she turned away because she was crying. She then gathered herself and said it had inspired her to act, and she has just reported a hate crime because of this film.
As you imagine, I am in bits but so very proud that our students work does inspire positive change.
Wesam, McKenna and Nayomi: thank you for your work and enjoy the feeling. Your work has really had a massive impact."