A short film by Emily Wakefield Documentary first cut deadline date Progress Update: So today is the deadline for my first cut of my documentary. Last week when I last blogged I had filmed all I needed to and was about to start the final editing process. So much has happened in that […]
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Crawley’s Chagossian drummer group
A short film by Emily Wakefield Crawley’s Chagossian drummer group I’ve been to Ifield Community College today and spent some time with four Chagossians who form part of a drumming group at the college. The group consists solely of Chagossian boys (there was one girl, but she left!) who seem to have a […]
Release of feasibility study report
A short film by Emily Wakefield Release of feasibility study report This post is a little late, but it has taken me a while to read through the report that has been released detailing the feasibility of resettlement for Chagossians, on Diego Garcia and other islands of the Chagos Archipelago. The draft report […]
Civilians living on Diego Garcia
A short film by Emily Wakefield Civilians living on Diego Garcia The Chagossian people have been fighting to go back to their homeland for almost 50 years, with the government and the FCO putting various measures in place to stop them, including a compensation settlement that would only be paid if Chagossians signed […]
Interview with Crawley MP, Henry Smith
A short film by Emily Wakefield Interview with Crawley MP, Henry Smith Yesterday I interviewed the Conservative MP for Crawley, Henry Smith. As I was unable to secure an interview with the FCO I wanted to get the opinion of someone who works for the government but also represents the Chagossian people. Mr […]
The Connect Chagos Awards ceremony
A short film by Emily Wakefield The Connect Chagos Awards ceremony Last night I attended the Connect Chagos Awards ceremony, which was hosted by the Zoological Society of London in partnership with the Chagos Conservation Trust and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, amongst others. I also met Charles Sheppard who was there to […]
Storyboarding a short documentary
A short film by Emily Wakefield Storyboarding a short documentary The next thing on my list to do is a biggie…the storyboard! I’m terrible at drawing so I’ve decided instead to do a shot list, but this has proven difficult enough in itself. I’m aiming to break down each shot of the documentary […]
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