Across the Waters

Documentary, 28 minutes,  2004 Four months pregnant, in 1955, a young woman left her village in Pakistan with her new husband and travelled to the remote and beautiful Scottish Outer Hebrides. Fifty years later, her granddaughter, one of a few third generation Asians in her community, is getting ready to sail from the shores of the island. Three generations of women and an old Gaelic islander tell us a story of migration, exile and belonging in a poetic, reflective journey across two cultures. Broadcast on BBC Scotland in 2005. Funded by BBC Scotland and Bridging the Gap (Scottish Screen, Docspace, Angus Digital Media Centre and Scottish Enterprise Tayside). Nominated for the Satyajit Ray Award 2005. Screened at International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film 2004, Germany;  Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2004, UK; Britspotting 2005, Berlin, Leipzig, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland; Commonwealth Film Festival 2005, Manchester, UK; Ludwigsburg International European Short Film Biennale 2005, Germany; International Human Rights Festival 2005, Glasgow, Scotland; Tampere Film Festival 2006, Finland; Le Festival Côté Court, Bobigny, France. Credits Director, Producer Sana Bilgrami Producer Joel Venet Music Written and performed by Phamie Gow Translations Sana Bilgrami Camera John Mackinnon Additional Camera Sana Bilgrami Sound and Sound Design Marcelo de Oliviera Editor Sitar Rose Online Editor Graham Fitzpatrick Dubbing Mixer Bronke Korda Executive Producers (For Bridging the Gap) Keith Alexander Amy Hardie Noe Mendelle (For BBC Scotland) Mary Margaret Murray Production Company VIDEO IN PILTON