A FILM exploring how Pakistani communities have moved and integrated into the UK over the past 70 years is being screened next week.

The documentary, titled A Journey Worth 70 Years, looks at how migration to the UK following Partition affected those who later migrated to the UK, and still shapes the lives of British-Pakistanis.

It follows the lives of three families, their struggles adapting to their new homes, and the positive contributions they have made to British society while maintaining their strong links to Pakistan.

The film will be shown at a special event at the National Science and Media Museum on Wednesday, July 4, from 7pm.

Dr Mohammed Ali OBE, chief executive of the Bradford-based QED Foundation, will share his story at the screening.

He said: “Historical accounts of independence often concentrate on traumatic events that pulled communities apart, but this film shows it also created many opportunities.

“Like many Asian immigrants of his day, my father worked in the textile mills but he realised that education opened doors and he encouraged me to study.”

The film was commissioned by the British Council in Pakistan as part of a research project on identity and conflict.

It was produced by SOC Films, which is led by Academy Award-winning director and six-time Emmy winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Sarah Hassan, head of digital marketing communications, says: "It invites families to reflect on the lives they have left behind, their changing relationships with both the UK and Pakistan and how their experiences are absorbed and interpreted by the next generation of British Pakistanis.

"The documentary starts a conversation on identity, culture and community and strikes a chord with first, second and third-generation immigrants."

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