Eyes Wide Open – A new project that challenges prejudice [1]
The staff and students of Manchester Communication Academy have joined together with community members of Harpurhey and surrounding areas to develop a new project that challenges prejudice.
The project is called ‘Eyes Wide Open’, and in its first documentary film it embarks on a process of protecting the communities of North Manchester. It does this by inviting those who label the area and its residents as deprived and disadvantaged, to open their eyes and to take a closer look.
In the words of Laure Junot – ‘Prejudice squints when it looks, and lies when it talks.’