About the Film

My motivation for writing this film is to evoke debate and get viewers to face up to the assumptions they may have about Muslims especially after the 7/7 bombings in London.

The then Secretary of State, John Reid, revealed that there were thirty terror plots under surveillance in the UK. This reinforced everyone's insecurities and helped fuel the media's pre-occupation with terrorism. The question - If we are living in a nanny state where we as citizens of Britain are being monitored….will this help create a peaceful environment or does everyone become a suspect?

The central theme of the film is of hope. What British people know of other cultures tends to be negative especially with the media and politicians focusing on the increasing number of asylum seekers and immigrants coming to Britain.

This film therefore unravels the complex attitudes people have towards ethnic minorities and their fears of travelling on public transport since the bombings of 7/7.

It also looks at the constant surveillance that civilians accept which manifests itself into a general unease where everyone, in particularly those of Muslim decent who travel on public transport, is a suspected terrorist?

About the Director

Avril Evans currently works as a Senior Promotions Director at Red Bee Media formerly BBC Broadcast Ltd where she has directed and edited a diverse range of award winning promos for the BBC channels including BBC1, BBC2, BBC4 and CBBC/Cbeebies.

In her spare time she's made two short films: (a) “Lip Service” - Winner of Best Short Film at IBW (Images of Black Women) Film Festival and judged by BAFTA winning filmmaker Amma Asante and (b) “Ralph Rules”, a 20 mins film commissioned by Southwark Council & London Development Agency, which gained her a place at the Berlinale Talent campus.

Recently she was selected to attend The London Film Festival Skills week – Think. Shoot. Distribute. for rising talent in filmmaking. Avril is working on her 1st feature film.