I Am Immigrant

With remarkable access into the lives of the participants, this visually stylish observational documentary explores the concepts of Irishness and Otherness. We meet five young Irish people, each from a minority group and each with their own struggle to belong in a new Ireland. Set against the backdrop of the increasingly contentious debate around mass immigration and racism, the film also follows a member of Pegida Ireland, a pan European political party who are anti-mass immigration and who campaign against the so-called Islamification of Europe. As the stories unfold we come face to face with the worst and the best of human nature.

CREDITS

Editor: Iseult Howlett
Colourist: Gordon Prenter
Director: Luke McManus
Producer: Sorcha Glackin
Series Producer: Jamie D’Alton, Anne McLoughlin
Production Company: Motive TV

In 2016, Iseult was nominated as best editor for her work on I am Immigrant. The programme also won the IFTA for best documentary.