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Film screening of Moving to Mars and short

Ever wondered what’s like to arrive in the UK as a refugee? Moving to Mars charts the journey of two Burmese families from refugee camps to Sheffield.

When and where

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Phoenix Square, Film and Digital Media, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG

Moving to Mars film still - A family portrait

Moving to Mars follows two refugee families from Burma, over the course of a year that will change their lives completely. Forced from their homeland by the repressive military junta, they have lived in a Thai refugee camp, some for nearly twenty years.

A resettlement scheme offers them the chance of a new life; but their new home in Sheffield, will be different to everything they’ve ever known.

With intimate access, this feature-length documentary from Mat Whitecross (Sex & Drugs & Rock n’Roll, The Road to Guantanamo) depicts the families’ moving and sometimes humorous struggles with 21st century Britain. Their stories give a unique insight into the experiences of displaced people in the UK, whilst showing the human consequences of Burma’s political climate. Emotional but at times hilarious, this is a refugee's-eye-view of our world.

This is a must for people interested in the work that refugee agencies such as Refugee Action do with refugees resettled through the Gateway programme.

Please note that this screening is rated 12A.

For more information visit www.phoenix.org.uk or www.movingtomarsfilm.com.

For the full run-down of events going on across Leicester, download the Leicester Refugee Week Programme.

Tickets

Adult £6, concessions £5.10
To book call the box office on 0116 242 2800 or book online at www.phoenix.org.uk