A two-part documentary called ‘Way Back Home’, by filmmaker Supriyo Sen, tells the story of his parents who had to leave their small town in East Bengal and went to Calcutta after partition. After 50 years, Sen takes them on an emotional journey back to their birthplace. During the course of the journey, they talk about their home, their neighbours, their flight and their new life in independent India.

The film is being premiered on the Communty Channel next week. It was winner of the Golden Conch at the Mumbai International Film Festival and the 2003 BBC Audience Award for best documentary at Manchester’s Commonwealth Film Festival. The film documents modern India’s history, but is also a statement on the plight of the refugee – raising the issue of whether refugees can ever make a way back and return to their home country.

15th Aug & 16th Aug at 11pm on the Community Channel
The 24-hour channel broadcasts on Sky 539, Virgin TV 233 and from 6pm-9am on Freeview 87.
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