2019
59 minutes
Documentary
English
Duwayne Brooks witnessed the fatal stabbing of his friend Stephen Lawrence in 1993. Knife crime is on the rise in the UK and it is young peoples’ lives that are being cut short, often by other teenagers. Brookes examines the causes of this growing violence and talks to both the perpetrators of violent crime and the families affected by it to try and understand the impact it has on the UK. As for Brooks, he still carries the trauma of losing his friend in such a horrific way, a sorrow that fuels him to educate others and fight institutional failures. It’s a frank and personal examination of Britain’s growing knife crisis.
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Three part documentary on the racist murder of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence.
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Award-winning drama set in west London which shows the pressures facing contemporary teenagers.
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A young girl is drawn to activism after witnessing the police shooting of her childhood friend.
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A taut teen drama about a former African child soldier coming to terms with London life who witnesses a stabbing that stirs memories from the past.
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