Divided by Law

Abstract

Captured just before and during the Coronavirus outbreak and in the lead up to Brexit, 'Divided by Law' bears witness to binational families and couples trying to cope with the UK's hostile immigration environment.

• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Online Publication Date: May 8, 2021
• Publication Date: May 8, 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 1, 2022
• Keywords: Hostile immigration environment, Immigration, Migrants, Migration, Families
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10197222
• Related Public URLs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-feDrkCmEQ; ; www.dividedbylaw.org
• Additional Information: This film was produced and directed by Dr Emma Agusita and Dr Katie Davies as part of a research project that explored the experiences of binational families and couples trying to cope with the UK’s hostile immigration environment. Captured just before and during the Coronavirus outbreak and in the lead up to Brexit, from multiple locations across the world, the resulting 26-minute film, ‘Divided by Law’, reveals personal accounts of how the interviewees navigate their way through the UK family immigration regulations, encountering prolonged periods of separation from their partners and families with distressing consequences.; ; The project was funded by the University of the West of England and supported by its Digital Cultures Research Centre.; ; Film screenings and listings examples:; ; British Films Directory [British Council]; http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/divided-by-law ; ; London Short Film Festival 2022. Documentary Programme > New Shorts Documentary: Hostile Environments (19th January, Institute of Contemporary Arts). United Kingdom. (January, 2022).; ; Middleborough Arts Weekender, Middleborough Institute of Modern Art Screenings Programme at the Middlesbrough Museum of Modern Art, United Kingdom. (October, 2021). ; ; UnderDox International Film Festival 2021, Munich, Germany. (October, 2021).; ; 19th Tabor Film Festival, Croatia. International Competition. (July 2021); ; 67th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany. Special Mention Award from the Jury of the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. (May 2021).