BEYOND FILMS, CHANNEL 4 AND SCREEN WEST MIDLANDS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Hi8us AND ELEKTROFILM A PARALLAX PRODUCTION
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH EURO ARTS GMB PRODUCTION DESIGNER JOHN ELLIS
COSTUME DESIGNER JANICE RIDER SOUND IAN RICHARDSON LINE PRODUCER ANDREW WOOD
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY DAVID KATZNELSON EDITOR KRISTINA HETHERINGTON
MUSIC NICK BICÂT ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MICHAEL REUTER
SCREENPLAY RONA MUNRO EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS LEE THOMAS,
BERND HELLTHALLER, ANDY PORTER
PRODUCER SALLY HIBBIN DIRECTOR YOUSAF ALI KHAN

ALMOST ADULT is the story of two teenage girls who come from different countries and speak different languages but still become each other’s family. The two girls meet at a bus station in Birmingham after arriving in the UK as unaccompanied minors in search of asylum. Mamie, the elder of the two, takes Shiku under her wing. In doing so, she resolves to be the younger girl’s big sister.

ALMOST ADULT is directed by Yousaf Ali Khan, a BAFTA award nominee for short films TALKING WITH ANGELS and SKIN DEEP. The two lead roles are played by Victoire Milandu and Ann Warungu, both of whom have drawn on their real life experiences as asylum seekers entering the UK.

Training & Education
As with many of Parallax’s films, on Almost Adult we wanted to offer a training scheme where young people could gain experience in their chosen area within filmmaking. ...more

Immigration
The script for Almost Adult was developed after a series of meetings and workshops with unaccompanied refugee kids, teachers, workers and others who care for them.
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ALMOST ADULT is the story of two teenage girls who come from different countries and speak different languages but still become each other’s family. The two girls meet at a bus station in Birmingham after arriving in the UK as unaccompanied minors in search of asylum. Mamie, the elder of the two, takes Shiku under her wing. In doing so, she resolves to be the younger girl’s big sister.

ALMOST ADULT is directed by Yousaf Ali Khan, a BAFTA award nominee for short films TALKING WITH ANGELS and SKIN DEEP. The two lead roles are played by Victoire Milandu and Ann Warungu, both of whom have drawn on their real life experiences as asylum seekers entering the UK.

Training & Education
As with many of Parallax’s films, on Almost Adult we wanted to offer a training scheme where young people could gain experience in their chosen area within filmmaking... ...more

Use the film Almost Adult as inspiration to discuss the topics of immigration, refugees and asylum seekers... ...more

The Script
The script for Almost Adult was developed after a series of meetings and workshops with unaccompanied refugee kids, teachers, workers and others who care for them... ...more