The pitch for, Leaving Home

Leaving Home.

By Jane Lowe

Most of us have heard of apartheid, In Afrikaans apartheid means 'separateness, and after his release from prison in 1990 Nelson Mandela went on to become president of South Africa and Apartheid was officially ended. This was a great victory for Nelson Mandela, however like with every great victory, there are always casualties, some of whom never get the opportunity to tell their story.

In this documentary I will be looking at a couple (Christine and Norman Mundell) that left South Africa in the early noughtie’s following the reversal of apartheid. Facing financial ruin, and unable to continue running their farm, they made a brave decision to Leave Home and come to the U.K. Christine now a stranger in her country of birth, and unqualified had to re-train in a new career, whilst her husband Norman managed to find work as a gardener, having never worked for an employer before whilst their daughter struggled to integrate into an English education system.

I will be looking at their journey using their own personal archive footage and one to one interviews, remaining objective at all times to insure there’s no racial prejudice.

This will be a very personal account of what it was like living in South Africa, and how moving to the U.K has changed them as people.

The unique selling point will be the personal touch, not to mention that because so many channels are concerned with being politically correct, this story is a rarely told one, and it should get coverage it deserves as it effects so many South Africans who are still living in the U.K today.

This documentary is aimed at the Yesterday’s channel target audience the 30’s plus, keeping in mind that this age group will have an idea of what apartheid was, and how it affected to some degree the immigration of South Africans into the U.K.

This documentary will be entirely self-funded, which means no overheads to cover.