Skin - Movie premiere

One look at Sandra Laing and you would have thought she's a black lady. Amazingly, her immediate family members are all white. Apparently, she must have had an ancestor whose DNA laid dormant for generations, and chose to appear only in Laing.

Sandra with her mother (Source: Mail Online)

This anomaly morphed into a huge tragedy for Laing was living in the apartheid-era of South Africa. Her family had to fight against discrimination in the neighbourhood because of that. Ironically, her parents were members of the Nationalist Party and supported the apartheid regime.

Only found about Laing when Karen emailed about the movie SKIN, which was based on Laing's story.







Karen, who is from the design company Pearlfisher and sits on FilmAid board, dashed out some short answers:

1. What do you like most about the film?

it's a true story

2. What do you do at FilmAid?

contribute to raising funds through all sorts of events (film-related) and contribute to making a difference in the refugee camps

3. Any memorable quote from the film?

need to see it again but think it was 'you made your choice' when her dad had abandoned her and was trying to reconcile

4. What other NGOs/ NPOs are you involved in?

GOSH

5. What other exciting FilmAid projects should we look out for?

burmese VJ at BAFTA 14 July and screening in September 15 at BAFTA

The film premieres 2 July at Odeon West End, and features a Q&A session with the director and cast.