The first story is named DREAMS AND OBSTACLES.
It is set in an urban area - council estate in Marks Gate. A family lives in one of the flats called Longhayes Court. They are a dysfunctional family of two parents and two children. The father is names Jack. He domestically abuses his wife because when he was child he lived in a household, where his mother was abused, therefore abusing his wife is maladaptive behaviour. He gets very angry and jealous, so gives her no freedom and keeps her close to him at all times. The wife is names Jo. She has always been shy and can not stand up for herself. She loves Jack very much and wants to leave him but cannot for the childrens sake and their protection, just incase Jack starts abusing them. The first child is a teenager of the age 16. His is named Tom. He is very odd and different from the rest of his family (also isolates himself away from them a lot). He is very angry about the lifestyle and situation he lives in, therefore he challenges this anger into his artwork. No one knows of his amazing talents and he dreams to go to study art at university. The second child is a younger teenager of the age 13. Her name is Kelly. She does not care about anything and his corrupted. She smokes, sleeps around with different boys, drinks etc. She is the opposite of her brother and lives a nasty life.
The film is about Tom trying escape this world of poverty and violence, in order be educated and achieve his dream of being an artist. However, his family is a big obstacle to his life goals and he is scared to leave his mum with his abusive dad and leave his sister in the corrupted lifestyle she leads.
The second story is names SUMMER ESCAPE.
A girl named Alice lives the so called perfect lifestyle. She's rich and has everything at her fingertips. However, all this means nothing to her. So, one day she decides to run away. At the train station she, a girl her age bumps into her and notices she's running away. So she suggests that Alice comes with her. Her names Kelly and she takes Alice to her 'endz' ( where she lives). Its the opposite to Alices mansion, its a council estate. Its rough, messy, loud etc. Its a culture shock at first but soon enough Alice like it. Soon enough she slowly gets accepted by the crowd and has a great bunch of friends, who are trouble makers but nothing to serious. She starts to like a boy who is a leader of a dangerous gang. He takes advantage and abuses her but she stays put. After a while, he starts to change his ways and really like her back, once he hears she pregnant with his baby. His gang says he's getting too 'soft' and that they plan to kill him. So Skitz ( Alices lover) plans a runaway for him and his family. Just as they are about to get away, they get caught by the gang and kill Skitz.
This film is to reinforce that being rich does not mean you are living the best lifestyle. Alice is emotionally unhappy and wants to move away from her parents high expectations and them pushing her into things she does not want to do. By meeting Kelly and a new group of friends, she fins where she belongs. Moreover, she scores double points by finding her true love, but you can get everything you want and so Skitz dies. It just represents life and how its a rollercoaster.
My third story is called STRAIGHT DOWN.
A single parent has three children, who are all very young. They live in one bedroom flat. They receive no care and love from their mother and their father is unknown. They look out for each other and want to escape this horrid lifestyle because they are constantly hungry. The mother makes money for her drugs but not for her childrens health. She's constantly bringing men back home or not come home for days. One day the neighbour clocks a horrible smell and children crying. She knocks and knocks and the little girl answers. She's horrified at the state they are living in. She instantly calls social services, but mid way through her conversation, the mother comes back, and notices who's she's calling. She spends the days cleaning her flat as best as she can, in order to try and fool the social services. When they come, they are content nothings wrong and the neighbour is annoyed. She's old and has never had children of her own. One day when she's sure the mother is gone, she bribes the children to come out their flat and come to hers. Its here where she, baths, feeds and dresses them all.
This film is about escape and whether these children can push away from their disgusting lifestyle that's leading them to death. Also, the ultimate challenge is being able to part from their mother forever.
The fourth story is called TURNING POINT.
A black jamaican girl, moves to Britain. She moves to a white majority area. Here she experiences racism and bullying. She's very talented. She is a fast runner and is an amazing student. She aspires to run in the olympics and set an unbreakable record. So, her school athletic team wins in her area and so they go forward to compete, to represent London. She knows big names will be there, as well as scouts. She runs amazing at first that gets tripped and falls. Just as she thinks everything is over, she gets scouted by a coach (an retired olympian). He trains her and pushes her past her limits.
This story deals with aspirations and having the drive to leave behind a bad lifestyle, in order to achieve your dreams and become successful. Moreover, it deals with controversial topics, like rasicm and how hard it is to keep your head up.
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