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Archive News Other News Consortium For Street Children The Rainbow Collective is proud to be partnering up with Consortium For Street (CRC) on it's next project which 'Mass E Bhat' a documentary about Bangladesh. They will use content we provide to highlight awareness on children's rights on their website and their education packs which go out to schools in the UK. We have already shot 16 hours of footage for the Bangladesh documentary in March of this year and shall be going back with in September to shoot the rest. AmaZulu screening in France There will be two screenings of AmaZulu at the Nantes British Film Festival 'Univercine Natnes Cinema Britanica 2008/2009' . The festival shall be screening AmaZulu and Bafana which shall then be followed by a Q&A session with us. Details of the screening are in link here. Reelhood screening at House of Commons The premier for the trilogy of documentaries produced in conjunction with the Muslim Youth Line entitled 'Reelhood Trilogy' took place in June at the House of Commons to a full house. Present were MP's, NGO's, campaign groups and invited members of the public. It was a great night for the 8 students who took part in the training program, their documentaries which were ' Second Chance', 'Section 42' and 'Voices' dealt with issues that are concerning the youth of today. This program is only one of many film projects that we are doing with many young people in the UK. We would like to thank Kid Kanevil for collaborating with us on the trilogy and letting us use the track 'The Profound Truth' which is the theme tune for the trilogy and is taken from the Problem & Solutions album. Go buy his album as he is a extremely talented DJ and Musician and music on this album is phenomenal. This is only the first of many collaboration's with Kid Kanevil. Watch some clips from the Reelhood Trilogy on the online videos page Apologies Apologies!! We apologize for being slack and not updating the site since 2007.. We have been extremely busy working on local projects with city councils, charities, schools and youth groups and we have also been able to Independently produce 2 international documentaries. We are very excited as we reach The Rainbow Collective's 1st birthday and in this year we have been able to pack in lots of various projects but have always been able to stick to our motto of giving a voice to people in communities who are not being heard.. As well as doing the training work and empowering young people through the medium of film we have been able to highlight problems thousands of miles from home and for that we at The Rainbow Collective are very proud.. Mass e Bhat, a documentary made in Bangladesh
The Rainbow Collective is thrilled to announce it's second Independently produced documentary of 2008!! For many years Hannan and Richard have been talking about making a documentary in Bangladesh and in 2008 it finally happened. The story into making this unexpected documentary can be found here... In the meantime have a look at the synopsis and let us know what you think.. Mass e Bhat (working title, 2008) synopsis Bangladesh, 2008. From textile factories populated with child workers to the high-rise apartments of the nouvea riche, from the idyllic rural heartlands to the rickshaw drivers of Dhaka city center and from the displaced and stigmatized Bihari people to the mystery of a disappearing mountain. 'Mass e Bhat' paints a portrait of a country coming to terms with it's status as a "developing nation". Through a series of interconnecting vignettes portraying real people and their everyday lives, the audience is introduced to the challenges and contradictions of a country forced to question the true meaning of development and its place in the wider world. Baghdad Holiday The Rainbow Collective is ecstatic to announce its latest Independently produced feature length documentary 'Baghdad Holiday'!! 'Baghdad Holiday' (2008) Synopsis The documentary follows a young British Iraqi Woman as she travels through Baghdad, Basra and Nejaf, meeting her family and a wide range of characters, all striving to lead a normal life in an extraordinary situation. We are currently in post production on this project and will be able to release a trailer very soon.. What we like about this documentary is that it gives ordinary Iraqi people the opportunity to speak openly about the situation in Iraq and we feel it will be a unique experience for a viewer to see Iraq through a British Iraqi woman. Rainbow Collective on the BBC
We were recently featured on BBC 2 on a report for Daily Politics. The report looked at the work we are doing with young Muslims in London. The project they looked is with the Muslim Youth Line who are based in North West London and this project gives a group of young Muslims from North and East London the opportunity to make their own documentaries which will then be presented in the Houses Of Parliament. We are currently doing documentary workshops with the young people and the ideas they have come up with look's at what is concerning them locally, nationally and internationally. The theme of the documentaries are protest and different forms of protest. Muslim Youth Line have also done a focus on us on their website which can be viewed here. Citizenship Foundation We are doing training project with young people from a school in Leytonstone and Cornwall. This is another exciting project and gives us the opportunity to work with more young filmmakers. The project is with the Citizen Foundation team who have brought us in to work with them. As well as training we shall also produce a documentary about the project. For more information on the charity citizenship foundation please click here Teaching in East London We are currently teaching and mentoring young people from East London. We are working with Tower Hamlets council and go into schools and work with other aspiring young filmmakers from the area, we provide workshops in documentary filmmaking. A group of the young people The Lazy Boy's Production are currently making some documentaries set Tower Hamlets talking to locals and getting their views across on various subjects. The Lazy Boy's are great set of aspiring filmmakers and it's a pleasure for us to be able to mentor them on their up coming projects. Oxford City council We have just a completed an educational video for Oxford City Council. The video is about child abuse and is made for teachers in Oxford. We were very pleased Oxford choose to work with us on this project and we look forward to working with the great team at the council in future.
TRC in SA Times
We did an interview with the SA Times who then wrote up a positive article highlighting our SA documentaries and the other works the rainbow collective is doing.. The article can be viewed here Ramadan Festival 2007 We recently filmed the launch of the Ramadan festival, the event took place at a church in Notting Hill. It was a great event which brought together people from different backgrounds and gave people the opportunity to hear different ideas and methods being used to bring communities closer together. This short piece was made in collaboration with Arts Versa Productions. Watch the launch below and let us know what you think of the event and the concept of a Ramadan festival.
AmaZulu screening in London
Details on the screening can be here Other AmaZulu news - we screened the new 60 minute cut at the Medimed Documentary Film Market a few weeks ago where it went down a storm!! We had lots of interest from broadcasters and distributors from different parts of the globe. AmaZulu has been picked up for international distribution and we intend to announce some exciting news in the coming weeks. But we can tell you we are very pleased with the outcome of the market. Also early next year there shall be a special screening of the 60 minute cut in East London the screening again will be followed by a Q&A session. The Rainbow Collective at Britslam Conference Both Richard and Hannan have been invited to attend a conference in Birmingham on tackling extremism in the Muslim community, which is being organized by Britslam. We shall be speaking about our experiences of working with the Muslim community, our experiences have been very positive and we shall be talking about the hard work that is being done by groups such as Nasiha in Bradford. Poverty Day Event
The Rainbow Collective is very proud to be teaming up with Amnesty International to put together another event at the AI UK's Human Right's Resource Center in East London. The event shall take place on the 17th October 2007, there shall be a special screening of the amazing documentary by Franny Armstrong 'Drowned Out' which shall be followed by a Q&A session with one of the filmmakers. We would like to thank Spanner Films for working with us on this event. This is the second event in recent months we have put together in East London. As our second office is based East London we are committed to put on events which highlight Human Rights causes and give the community something other than the mainstream to watch. If there is anybody out there from East London who would like to collaborate with us in putting on more events in the area please do contact us. 'Drowned Out' synopsis Shot over three years by Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel), Drowned Out tells the true story of one family's inspired stand against the destruction of their land, homes and culture. The 75 minute no-budget, no-electricity, no-Hindi documentary has been seen by more than 14 million people. "At once angry, compassionate, disturbing and yet empowering, it makes for urgent and necessary viewing" - TIME OUT"Heartbreaking" - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "Documentaries rarely, if ever, come better than this" - BERMUDA ROYAL GAZETTE "Masterfully crafted" - ONEWORLD AWARDS JURY "Quiet, fierce, beautiful" - NEW INTERNATIONALIST "A real eye opener ... powerfully intimate" - FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL "A film of enormous heart, grit and insight, that is both taut political essay and enormously moving plea" - SAN FRANCISCO FILM FESTIVAL JURY
AmaZulu: The Children Of Heaven screening at Medimed Documentary Film Market 2007 Exciting news, we shall be in Barcelona in October to present Amazulu to a host of buyers from all the major TV stations from various parts of the globe at Medimed the documentary film market. We are very much looking forward to attending the market as we have heard nothing but positive things about it. If you shall be attending the festival please do let us know maybe we can meet up whilst we are there.
Nasiha featured in The Sunday Times Sajid Hussain from the Nasiha Practical Citizenship was recently interviewed by Dipesh Gadher about the work Nasiha is doing in schools and madrasahs in Bradford. Its great to see Sajid's positive work is being recognized by the media and the government.We are currently editing the latest educational videos which are an integral part to the Nasiha education packs. We shall keep you posted on when they are complete. Read the article here!!
The Rainbow Collective featured on Channel 4 News!! Earlier this month Hannan Majid of The Rainbow Collective was interviewed on channel 4 news by Andy Davis the Home Affairs correspondent. We have received very positive feedback since the report was aired on channel 4. This is the first time we have been featured on British TV and hopefully it shall not be the last. The clip has been made available online just click below to watch it and please let us know what you think.. The Rainbow Collective's section comes in around half way through. Finally both Hannan and Richard would like show there appreciation to all there friends and family We would also like to thank those who sent us emails and phone calls of support since the report was aired. Click below to watch the report.
Watch the video here, if it does not work follow the link which will take you to google video..
Nasiha Documentary Goes Online and gets interest from Channel 4 News The Nasiha documentary is available to view online. Hannan Majid was interviewed recently by channel 4 news about the documentary and his thoughts on Nasiha project. Channel 4 news will also be showing clips from the documentary. We shall keep you posted on when the interview gets aired.. 'Nasiha Project' A short documentary looking at the educational programme being used in mosques and schools in Bradford. Mixing interviews of elders and young people from the community to look at why such an initiative is being taken up voluntarily by mosques and schools and how it can benefit the local and wider community. View it now it its entirety
What did you think? email us and let us know, if you are interested in seeing more video by The Rainbow Collective please go Online Videos page and also visit our Filmography page to learn about some of the documentaries we have made. When Leeds Met Lucas documentary finally goes online!! I have finally got round to uploading this, I have been meaning to put this online for a while now. This was the first official documentary to be made by the The Rainbow Collective, since then we have gone to make nearly a dozen but its interesting to see where it all started. Lucas was very happy with the end product, it was screened just before he got his honorary doctrine at Leeds Metropolitan University. Go to the new Filmography page to view details on this and other documentaries made by The Rainbow Collective. Watch the documentary in its original size for best quality Go to the Online Videos page to the view it
On Thursday 17th May there was the launch of the Nasiha program at the Hilton Hotel in Bradford. It was a fantastic event which brought together prominent members of the Muslim community, educational bodies, NGO's, government ministers as well as a host of others. The Rainbow Collective are the official film crew for the Nasiha team and were there at the event to film it all. One of the highlights for us from the event was the screening of the short promotional documentary 'Nasiha Project' which we made with the key players involved in the project and the students that are taking part in the educational program. One of the guest's at the launch was The Hon Ruth Kelly MP - Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Minister for Women. There was an additional special screening of the documentary which took place at Nabwood Grammar School with the guest of honor being Ruth Kelly MP. More details from this event, stills and the short documentary 'Nasiha Project' shall be online soon.
There was a screening of AmaZulu: The Children Of Heaven at the SABC Africa On Screen Film Festival. This touring festival took place between 26th - 31st May 2007 at the Museum Africa in Newtown. We would like to hear from anyone who attended the screening to let us know there thoughts on how it went and what they think of the documentary.
Exclusive clip from AmaZulu online and live chat We have returned from the AlJazeera Festival, it was a fantastic experience, and we shall definitely be entering a documentary into next years festival. A full report on the festival shall be posted online soon. Whilst we were at the festival we were interviewed by the journalist Rasha Mohammad for the Egyptian website IslamOnline. The Arts & Culture team at the website have posted an excusive 15 minute clip from 'AmaZulu: The Children Of Heaven' and have invited users to post us questions for a live online chat which takes place at 14:00 GMT on Thursday 10th May. We are inviting everyone to take part in this chat and we hope to see you there. The transcript from the interview is now available, to read just click here
The Rainbow Collective @ AlJazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2007 The Rainbow Collective is happy to announce that our debut feature length documentary 'AmaZulu: The Children Of Heaven' is participating in The Third AlJazeera Documentary Film Festival. Both Hannan and Richard the co-directors of AmaZulu have been invited to participate in the festival in Doha, where it shall be receiving its Middle Eastern premier. We are big fans of AlJazeera's English speaking news channel and are honored to participate in the festival. More news on the festival shall be posted in the next few days. View the AmaZulu: Children Of Heaven page to get more information on the documentary and to view the trailer's. Other trailer's are available in our Online Video's page.
The Rainbow Collective is currently making a short documentary with the team behind the Nasiha practical citizenship website. The short documentary shall be screened at the Hilton Hotel in Bradford where there shall be an event to launch the website. Guests to the events include ministers from around the country, the documentary shall be online as of mid May. More details on the launch and the website shall be posted soon. The Rainbow Collective @ Amnesty UK
View the 'Bafana' trailer in our Online Video's page. The event shall take place on the 18 April 2007 from 18.30 - 21.00, Amnesty International UK, The Human Rights Action Centre, 17–25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA TICKETS ARE FREE you just need to book them over the internet, follow the link below to get more details on this event or just contact us We hope to see you there.. AIUK Rainbow Collective documentary film evening
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