Dear Bradford: a love letter to a misunderstood city - documentary
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- From Muslim ‘no-go areas’ to Brexit-voting white nationalists, stereotypes continue to be perpetuated about Bradford 21 years after the 'race riots'.
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Farhaan was born in the city in the 1980s to a family of south Asian Muslim heritage. From a young age he feared being ‘found out’ and lived a dual existence, moving away from Bradford as soon as he could. He spent years travelling the world and teaching English. But, when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Farhaan was reluctantly forced to return to his hometown. Through his beloved grandma, or 'Amma', and the poetry of his late grandfather, Farhaan learned how to love Bradford - and himself. This is an intergenerational account of one family that tells the story of a place, but also of many other diaspora families across the UK and the world
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Wow. Positivity and Bradford in 1 video. What a refreshing change.
With all the pain and distress in the world right now, this was such a welcome relief, and reminder of the beauty still to be found in our lives. Thanks so much for your sharing your life with us. Peace.
I found your documentary touching and moving. A great deal of what you express rings true with me, especially when you said about returning back home to see how much you have changed.
I hold a special place in my heart for Bradford. I wish you and your family health, happiness and prosperity.
@4:52 When your Nan smiles, it transforms her face and hints at the enormous beauty of her youth. But, seconds later when your wonderfully made short cuts over to what I believe is your Nan's wedding photo - my goodness! Her beauty must have been legendary because she is nothing short of breathtaking. It's also obvious from her sweet, gentle demeanor that the inside matches the outside. Continue to treasure her because I was lucky enough to have my Nan around until six years ago when she passed away at 96. At the time, we were five generations strong. Now, my mother carries the mantle (83), then I'll take over. Many blessings to you and yours and thank you for sharing this tiny glimpse into your life❤
@@bean5928 amma
Completely agree. What a beautiful woman, inside and outside.
Oh my word! That is a brilliant piece of work.
Great work 👍
Best wishes for the future.
Bradford is still Yorkshire.
Beautiful part of the world.
Lovely people.
Peace 🙏
Beautiful. Made me almost tearful for my beloved home city.
It not quite clear if he feels comfortable but the happy fragments of memory and connection he strung together and especially his grandparents was moving. Great work.
Amma- what a wonderful woman. Such a lovely short documentery and heart warming.
I am deeply touched by the sincerity and love expressed for his wonderful grandmother. I miss mine so much. She was a near to a perfect person as a human can be. 😀😀😀😀😀
As a British Pakistani I like this documentary; this is a quite relatable.
Loved this. Beautifully told. Thank you for sharing your story. A Grandmother's love is so special. ❤️ From NZ.
Beautiful story. His relationship with his Amma is captivating. At minute 19:45 I totally felt identified with the kind of questions I used to make to my grandma hahaha
Beautifully crafted elegy to the lovely Amma (?Sp) and your poetic inheritance from Abu Saaib.
The imagery, pacing and soundtrack are all extraordinarily tender.
Sumptuous.
The strength of the human spirit blossoming in Bradford.
Thank you.
That first line.
Returning to Alabama after forty-five years to bury my mother and deal with the fallout from her criminal husband, two years ago ..
Has been the most intense learning experience of my sixty five years.
I changed
Alabama had not
Nor had my family.
Prayers for all surrounded by bigots💯🤔🌹❤️🙏
Wonderful video. Oh, those fish and chips! It's been so long since I had some. Also, mushy peas. Thank you so much for posting this. It certainly brings back memories of Yorkshire.
What a lovely old lady
Thank you for putting this together
What a powerful documentary, im a white male of 60 yrs Bradford born an bred , i love an hate Bradford, i love the multicultural diversity of my city but i hate the label it has , underneath all the turmoil we Bradfordians are all the same wether your white black brown ,lets face it we are all lower working class its not that city of millionaire it used to be , love your gran take care of her shes a special lady , might see you down at city one day
Beautiful said my brother
This is so beautifully done
Beautiful.
Wonderful film
I grew up withthis family during a most resilient forbearance time most beautiful ama sewed my wedding clothes ...like moj saab my later father also riddled with his love for poetry 💕
Wonderful video and very insightful.
It's amazing he came back, I have told my kids to do the exact opposite. There is nothing here, no industry, no manufacturing, it produces nothing yet has the second highest population of children in the UK. Bradford only offers history.
History is wonderful!
You can't live in the past and nobody should have to live in a place with nothing, Bradford has only hate left and is a truly awful city, history is a mystery if you're not learning and Bradford and the people stuck there are truly failing to learn anything.
@@stevensmith5691 City of culture is in the future..
Poetry was beautiful
Interesting upload. Thanks
Brilliant film, thanks.
What a great documentry! - from a Bradfud lad.
Master piece
Beautiful film
I now really fancy fish and chips up Shipley Glen
Beautiful People
cool documtary but a bit pompus imo
Great
❤️
I can't think of a more dangerous place in England, to raise children
Ok.
❤️❤️❤️
Hi Fredford
Does anyone know what’s the name of the song/piano track in the background?
The composer/singer is Nabihah Iqbal, album most likely is weighing of the heart, not sure which track exactly as this is just a theme.
Asians need to stop blaming other ppl. I came from Somalia n thought I could go to mosques mostly managed by Asians. But all I got was insults n ppl telling me "there is no dancing here". So I prayed at home or would travel to Leeds.
English people used to go a thing called a pub or night club to dance
Staggering carbon footprint...