Thus with film star dreams dashed we turned to a different film adventure. We were contacted by the film director Raul Gandotra who brought to our attention his Acadamy Awards shortlisted mini film 'The Road Home'. He thought it might be of interest to us as it dealt with expat themes. The film is about a 10-year old English boy who is sent to boarding school in the Himalayas by his parents. He is British, but of Indian heritage, and he struggles to accept that people may not see him the way that he sees himself.
There are themes that I identified with in the film being of mixed raced heritage myself. I was born and raised in London but my dad is Nigerian and my mum is from Yorkshire. Having been asked numerous times in my life 'Where are you from?' I know that people who ask are not looking for London as the answer. I am British and have found it mildly annoying in the past that because of the colour of my skin people expect me to be from somewhere else in the world. But I have never taken true offence to it and always been happy to tell people of my cultural background...
Becky Brown............................If you would like to watch The Road Home click here.
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