BRITISH ASIAN FILM AND TELEVISION RETROSPECTIVES

English (16 min; 2010; dvd; English)
Director: Tarun Thind

An independent short film which is a gritty take on a day in the life of two judgement-prone youth from London. The story follows two friends who upon stumbling across a harmonica, embark on a rollercoaster journey

Majdhar (76 min; 1983; dvd; English)
Director: Ahmed Jamal

Unusually for its time, Majdhar highlights not only the British Asian experience but also that of Asian immigrants to the UK. It is as much concerned with Afzal's struggle to live an entirely Western life, while competing with the demands of his  Asian heritage, as it is with Fauzia's unexpected transition from dependent, submissive wife to independent working woman