BBC makes refugee delivery driver film as 'activist producer' seeks to 'change narrative on asylum seekers'

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The BBC is making a film on a refugee delivery driver as an "activist producer" is seeking to "change the narrative on asylum seekers".

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Studio Deadbeat Films is producing the film with the working title "Papers", with those working on the feature having attended "narrative-change" workshops funded by the British taxpayer.In past projects, the creators have previously accused the Government of driving a "wave of attacks" on asylum seekers' rights.The new project has taken inspiration from Matar, a 2023 short film, which follows the story of an asylum seeker in Britain who came face-to-face with a "hostile immigration system".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In the production, Matar works illegally as a delivery driver, with the film recounting his life residing in an HMO, until a police raid culminates in his arrest.The lead character failed to have the legal papers to live in the UK after fleeing an immigration detention centre.The short film, directed by a Syrian refugee, concluded...

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