HULL'S ANGEL
Original language title: [same]

Country of production: UK
Year: 2002
Language: English, Arabic
50 mins.

1500 asylum seekers have been sent to live in Hull, in the north of England. Tina, a former housewife, sets out to help them despite local hostility. Tina's daughter Nicola is the first to marry an asylum seeker: Mohammed, a Kurdish Iraqi. Tina herself is in a trying relationship with an asylum seeker half her age. What are the real motivations here?

Director: Sean McAllister
Cinematography: Sean McAllister
Music: Big Hand Music
Editing: Ollie Huddleston
Producer: Sean McAllister
Production Company: Tenfoot Films
Source:
Sean McAllister
Tenfoot Films
87 Athlone Rd.
London, UK
sean.mcallister@virgin.net

Sean McAllister was born in 1965. He studied at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England, specializing in documentary filmmaking. Films he has directed include WORKING FOR THE ENEMY (1997), SHOOTOUT IN SWANSEA (1997), MINDERS (1998), SETTLERS (2001), and HULL'S ANGEL (2002).

Saturday, March 22
7pm
Facets Cinematheque
Screening with THE MINDERS

Sunday, March 30
1pm
Gallery Theatre
Screening with THE MINDERS

FILMS ABOUT IRAQ