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Title: MY WEE AFRICAN VILLAGE

Reference number: 7635

Date: 2005

Director: d. Aimara Reques

Sponsor: Scottish Television, Grampian Television and Scottish Screen

Producer: Aimara Reques

Production company: Media Co-op

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 23.59 mins

Description: A fast-paced, funny and touching story following a young Muslim entrepreneur with ambition and attitude as he embarks on his venture to open Europe's first 'African Village' in Possil, Glasgow. [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Scottish Short Films 2005"]

Part of 'This Scotland' documentary strand, broadcast on STV.

Credits: With thanks to The Rafique Family, the Staff at Solleys African Caribbean, The Edem Adordie Family, the Staff at Praise Export Services, Radio Clyde, Credential Holdings, Bay Tree Cafe, GMAC, Jimm Allison, Solomon and Love, Mr. & Mrs. E. Duffy, Past McKay, Emmanuel, The Sharkey Family, The Deli and staff at Possil, Jacqueline Duffy, Martin Mather, Joe Rodden, Nerea Bello, Louise Scott, Inigo Garrido.

rostrum Malcolm Paris
computer graphics effect Once We Were Famous
add. camera Alexander Arias
sd. dub John Cobban
online Serious [Facilities]
film ed. Colin Monie
music courtesy of Zuba Allez! The Album
p. man. Nan Gourlay
exec. p. for Scottish Screen Becky Lloyd
exec. p. for SMG Henry Eagles, Agnes Wilkie
exec. p. for Media Co-op Linda Broadbent
d., p. and camera Aimara Reques