Chris Haydon shot his own film about the people of Bethlehem, entitled “Oh Little Town” featuring an office worker, a group of refugee young people and a pioneering journalist who ran local satellite channel, Bethlehem TV.
“Oh Little Town” was shown daily on the Community Channel across Christmas week in 2004.
Images by Chris Haydon came as part of a personal project that also lead to a partner organisation from Bethlehem being offered a space on Southwark.TV at a time when locally in Southwark the project was growing at an intense rate and an overseas element in the mix but from outside the Borough and the UK appeared desirable, almost as a reminder that despite everything there is a world outside both.
Raed Othman who runs Bethlehem TV, a local satellite station of real character.
Raed Othman who runs Bethlehem TV, a local satellite station of real character.
Church of the Nativity celebrates the spot where Jesus was born and lay in the manger.
Church of the Nativity celebrates the spot where Jesus was born and lay in the manger.
Church of the Nativity.
Church of the Nativity.
A street view of Bethlehem
A street view of Bethlehem
A street view of Bethlehem
A street view of Bethlehem
Local boys play up to the camera. Images by Chris Haydon as part of a perosnal project that also lead to a partner from Bethlehem being offered a space on Southwark TV
Local boys play up to the camera. Images by Chris Haydon as part of a perosnal project that also lead to a partner from Bethlehem being offered a space on Southwark TV
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Myanmar
2 x images taken from the SOUTHWARK HOUR series; a promotional image from/about Elefest, local film festival; rooftops of Kathmandu where Southwark.TV has a young friend currently filing stories (look on Southwark.TV/NEPAL for the girl’s image); ‘hastings’ is an image by a member of the local mental health community whom we have supported with media training and the Festival of Film & Photography in 2006.
