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Moss Side and Hulme on camera

Film gets BBC 'premiere'

MOVING Memories, a short film that recounts childhood and working life in Moss Side and Hulme is to be seen by viewers on BBC1 prime time.

This nostalgic film tells the story of the first and second generation communities that resided in the area, particularly those of Irish, Caribbean and Sikh heritage.

Uniquely, it mixes historic BBC footage held in the North West Film Archive with contemporary interviews which allow local people to tell the story in their own words.

Pub premiere

Premiered at Hulme's Afewe pub in October 2009, Moving Memories: Tales of Moss Side and Hulmehas received huge acclaim from local people, academics, entertainers, politicians and local historians.

Such is its success, the BBC has chosen to broadcast it on Inside Out - Monday, 25 January 7.30pm - in a shortened format.

Produced and directed by popular culture specialist and broadcaster Karen Gabay with the considerable input of local people, the short film emerged following a public vote for community projects at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Archive Director and MMU Public Engagement Fellow Marion Hewitt said: "The power of the film is that it positions local people and families as the storytellers. They give their own interpretations and reflections of their journeys and present the story from the viewpoint of 21st century Hulme and Moss Side."

Your memories

Karen is interested in hearing from more participants for two future Moving Memories films, particularly people’s memories from 1950s-1980s of the attractions at Belle Vue, and ex -workers at local factories in Moss Side, Hulme, Old Trafford and Ardwick

If you would like to contribute or comment on, please go to
or www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/northwest/presenter/contact-us.shtml
or email the project researcher, Asha, at asha13_2000@yahoo.com

- MMU’s Public Engagement Fellowship scheme was established to support genuine two-way engagement between university and community partners. MMU staff and their community partners put forward project ideas which were selected by online public voting. MMU is a partner in the Manchester Beacon for Public Engagement, the largest ever public engagement project in the UK, funded by HEFCE, Research Councils UK and Wellcome Trust. For more information on public engagement at MMU contact Sam Gray on 0161 247 3429.

Published Friday, 22nd January 2010