Why One Photograph Can Unlock a Lifetime of Memories
One old photograph can unlock an extraordinary number of memories. A look at why photographs are such powerful prompts for family stories, relationships and the details we might otherwise forget.
Explore
Explore is a place for thoughts, observations and occasional musings on the stories and themes that come up through Relatively Speaking. Sometimes it starts with a film, sometimes with something noticed while making one, sometimes with thoughts on how to tell better human stories, and sometimes simply with a question that won’t quite go away.

One old photograph can unlock an extraordinary number of memories. A look at why photographs are such powerful prompts for family stories, relationships and the details we might otherwise forget.

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A British-Syrian family ponders what it means to grow up between two cultures. Through humour, family memories and different generations, this documentary explores belonging and what it means to preserve the stories that make a family who they are.

A short documentary exploring the life behind the labels of homelessness, addiction and prison - and why understanding someone's story means looking at what came before.
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