In this important new documentary directed by Bristolian journalist and filmmaker Neil Maggs, Youth Voice campaigner and presenter Serena Wiebe explores why young people identify so strongly with a postcode.
Postcode rivalry has sparked many of these incidents and created places where young people are scared to cross these dividing lines. Serena, who has lost her best friend to knife crime, explores the subject, meeting and talking to young people, youth workers and the police.
Coming from the inner city, she herself has never been to South Bristol, where two estates Hartcliffe and Knowle West have recently been caught up in a series of events, tragically culminating in the deaths of two innocent young people. Through the documentary, Serena explores the tensions, the myths, and the possible solutions to postcode prejudice, an issue that is prominent across the UK.
These screenings are supported by Hartcliffe and Withywood Partnership, Knowle West Alliance, and Empire Fighting Chance.
The Mon 2 March 18:00 screening will be introduced by director Neil Maggs and followed by a Q&A with Neil and presenter & Youth Voice Ambassador Serena Wiebe, hosted by actor and BBC Radio Bristol presenter Joe Sims.
The Tue 24 March 18:00 screening will be introduced by director Neil Maggs and followed by a panel discussion with Neil, presenter & Youth Voice Ambassador Serena Wiebe, Melanie Monaghan from Hartcliffe & Withywood Partnership and Heather Williams from Knowle West Health Park. Other speakers to be announced shortly.