Documentary Film: 'Across The Waters'

Bilgrami, Sana

Abstract

'Across the Waters' is a poetic, reflective journey between two cultures. Fifty years ago, a young girl arrived on the island of Lewis from a village in Pakistan. Now, the woman is preparing for her granddaughter to leave the island. Three generations of Pakistani women join with a veteran Gaelic islander to give a personal perspective on that half-century in the island’s history, the changes they have witnessed and the mixture of belonging and exile that has defined their existence.

Citation

Bilgrami, S. (2004). Documentary Film: 'Across The Waters'

• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Mar 17, 2008
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Lewis; Pakistan; identity; belonging; exile; cultural awareness
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2309