Islington Gazette and Ann Widdecombe's Stubborn Stance On Golding's Short Film
This article was reported in the local paper, the Islington Gazette:
| “ | YOUTHS on an estate described by Ann Widdecombe as a "dump" where "yobs rule" have hit back with their own film - but the Conservative MP is refusing to watch it.
Ms Widdecombe spent three days on the Andover Estate off Hornsey Road, Holloway, for ITV's Tonight with Trevor McDonald programme. But residents were furious with the programme, which aired in January 2007, claiming it showed the estate in a negative light - and even added to the problems. Young people on the estate have now made a film with Michelle Golding, called Beyond the Hoodie, in retaliation. Ms Widdecombe is refusing to watch the 10-minute video, which is posted on the YouTube website. She said: "I have no interest in seeing that film. I am a very busy woman. I just want more policing on that estate and on many more like it." Ms Widdecombe is adamant that her programme was a fair representation of the estate. She said: "I wasn't telling my story. I was talking to residents and telling their stories." But Jojo Oliveira, 18, who lives on the Andover Estate and played a big part in the making of the film, is unhappy. He said: "She's a joke. It's ridiculous that she took enough time to come down here and make us look bad but she can't take 10 minutes to watch our film. It's shameful and she should feel embarrassed. "It's not fair that she made us look like hooligans. She's given the estate a status as infamous and she won't even watch our film which shows what Andover is really like." The film shows a number of youths give their experiences of life on the Andover Estate. Filmmaker Michelle Golding, who has made a number of films with young people, helped with the making of Beyond the Hoodie. She said: "The kids and their youth worker approached me. "They were angry at the way they had been misrepresented and wanted to do something about it. "They came up with the idea and we trained them to use the cameras and trained them in interview techniques. "They do all the filming and interviewing and we just stepped in for the editing process |
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