Empowering Scotland's Ethnic and Cultural Minority Communities
'I am Kuba'
Norway (2015) | Director: Åse Svenheim Drivenes | 55 mins
'For Ailsa'
Scotland (2015) | Produced by Ima Jackson, Rachel Lowther and Anne-Marie Copestake | 20 mins
A fittingly delectable culinary and musical finale to Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink in 2015, this alternative Burns Supper highlights that celebration’s multicultural dimensions, reflecting Burns’s global resonance, and particularly his passionate belief in justice and equality. Jointly hosted by Celtic Connections and BEMIS, the national umbrella body supporting development of the ethnic minority voluntary sector in Scotland, the evening includes an international buffet with a Scottish twist.
Karski & The Lords of Humanity is a partially animated documentary film about Jan Karski, who risked his life to try to prevent the Holocaust.
In observance of World Day of Social Justice Queens of Syria Lebanon, Jordan, UK, UAE (2014) | Director: Yasmin Fedda | 60 mins | In Arabic with English Subtitles ‘Queens of Syria' tells the story of fifty women from Syria, all forced into exile in Jordan, who came together in Autumn 2013 to create and perform their own […]
We are delighted to be invited to speak to probation teachers in Falkirk. In the course of our session we will be looking at the importance of parental involvement for children’s attainment and sense of well being as well as the barriers that ethnic minority parents can face to getting involved in the school. It […]
In observance of International Women's Day Paddington UK (2014) | Director: Paul King | Running time: 95 mins Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to dream of an exciting life in London. When an […]
Bemis Scotland is working in partnership with GCVS’ Everyone’s Children project to deliver a workshop exploring the changes to the legislative framework around children in Scotland with a particular focus on understanding the “Getting It Right For Every Child” approach (GIRFEC). It will provide a platform for community practitioners and parents to share their experiences and enable community practitioners to provide a better informed service for families.
'StripLife' and 'Fragments of Gaza', in observance of Nakba Day.
In observance of World Refugee Day. Series Close and Refugee Festival The audience is warmly invited to join us in the CCA cafe following the screening for a drink and to continue our informal discussion session. Transit Zone Scotland (2015) | Director: Frederik Subei | 32 mins ‘Transit Zone' is a character-driven documentary about refugees […]
Film Series launch. 'The Crossing' and 'Stateless on Lesvos'.
Additional funding from Sky, being delivered by Corra
