Black Vision is a short film that focuses on stereotypes and challenges the audience to question their own preconceived perceptions.
The film was created by Arran Shargall, a researcher working at the BBC interested in raising awareness of themes centering on underrepresented or misrepresented. He says:
"Being a British Asian I don’t see enough people I connect with or relate to on screen. When I see people that look like me, they are often either represented as a terrorist or a traditionalist wrapped in religion. I am neither of these two. I aim to create content that not only reflects diverse Britain, but also the issues, themes and pressures that young people face growing up in modern day Britain."
Raw is a BBC Pilot Project, an incubator for socially and racially diverse young people who want to develop into filmmakers for the BBC. Films are made by members of the BBC’s Creative Hubs which are made up of young people aged 18 to 28 who come from working class backgrounds. They film, direct and edit all their own content using their own smartphones, equipment and online edit software. The content of their films is based on their own ideas, stories and issues from their life experience – these are subjects that matter to them.
The BBC provides a platform to show Hub members films plus support and encouragement to the young people to help them grow as film makers. If you want to know more about getting involved in the BBC’s Creative Hubs or making films for Raw contact rawfilms@bbc.co.uk.
