Sambor Czarnawski-Iliev
RTS Award winning Documentary filmmaker.
Media Lecturer.
Developing @teachinghopedoc - fundraiser now live!

We had the pleasure to receive an RTS South nomination for our grad film @elijahswalls!
Thank you to the @royaltelevisionsociety for hosting us, thank you to @unicreativearts for submitting our film, and thank you to the entirety of the incredible crew who made this happen through sheer force of will.
And a big 🫶 to @borki04 for coming all the way from Türkiye, @lucyreynoldsfilms for coming from Canterbury, @fhlixthecat for coming from Bristol, and @goncalo10_ for driving us!!! Thanks for the lovely night folks. You all looked fantastic.
A huge congratulations to @jfdohertyanimation and @charliefriendx who took home the big glass awards!! 2 UCA Documentary wins in a row!!!!

We had the pleasure to receive an RTS South nomination for our grad film @elijahswalls!
Thank you to the @royaltelevisionsociety for hosting us, thank you to @unicreativearts for submitting our film, and thank you to the entirety of the incredible crew who made this happen through sheer force of will.
And a big 🫶 to @borki04 for coming all the way from Türkiye, @lucyreynoldsfilms for coming from Canterbury, @fhlixthecat for coming from Bristol, and @goncalo10_ for driving us!!! Thanks for the lovely night folks. You all looked fantastic.
A huge congratulations to @jfdohertyanimation and @charliefriendx who took home the big glass awards!! 2 UCA Documentary wins in a row!!!!

We had the pleasure to receive an RTS South nomination for our grad film @elijahswalls!
Thank you to the @royaltelevisionsociety for hosting us, thank you to @unicreativearts for submitting our film, and thank you to the entirety of the incredible crew who made this happen through sheer force of will.
And a big 🫶 to @borki04 for coming all the way from Türkiye, @lucyreynoldsfilms for coming from Canterbury, @fhlixthecat for coming from Bristol, and @goncalo10_ for driving us!!! Thanks for the lovely night folks. You all looked fantastic.
A huge congratulations to @jfdohertyanimation and @charliefriendx who took home the big glass awards!! 2 UCA Documentary wins in a row!!!!

Thank you to all the festivals which recognised our documentary on the history of Palestinian refugees, especially to Watersprite and the RTS. Amazing experiences. Tales of Exile will be releasing soon.
One final, huge shout out to the incredible team who put in the sweat and tears to share their stories.
@whitefootfilms Nell Whitefoot, Producer
@goncalo10_ Goncalo Almeida, Cinematographer
@konstansefjellvang Konstanse Fjellvang, Editor
And rest in peace to those subjects of our documentary who have sadly passed since we were lucky enough to meet and talk with them in March 2024.
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Music:
'For Peter - Toilet Brushes' by Nils Frahm

Sources for quotes and images:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67700608
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43972841
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/indias-untouchables-face-violence-discrimination
https://www.davidalton.net/2024/09/27/1-crime-is-committed-against-a-dalit-every-18-minutes-13-dalits-murdered-every-week-27-atrocities-against-dalits-every-day-according-to-indias-national-crime-records-bureau-some-45935-cases-of-v/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12916888
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial

Sources for quotes and images:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67700608
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43972841
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/indias-untouchables-face-violence-discrimination
https://www.davidalton.net/2024/09/27/1-crime-is-committed-against-a-dalit-every-18-minutes-13-dalits-murdered-every-week-27-atrocities-against-dalits-every-day-according-to-indias-national-crime-records-bureau-some-45935-cases-of-v/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12916888
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial

Sources for quotes and images:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67700608
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43972841
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/indias-untouchables-face-violence-discrimination
https://www.davidalton.net/2024/09/27/1-crime-is-committed-against-a-dalit-every-18-minutes-13-dalits-murdered-every-week-27-atrocities-against-dalits-every-day-according-to-indias-national-crime-records-bureau-some-45935-cases-of-v/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12916888
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial

Sources for quotes and images:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67700608
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43972841
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/indias-untouchables-face-violence-discrimination
https://www.davidalton.net/2024/09/27/1-crime-is-committed-against-a-dalit-every-18-minutes-13-dalits-murdered-every-week-27-atrocities-against-dalits-every-day-according-to-indias-national-crime-records-bureau-some-45935-cases-of-v/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12916888
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial

Sources for quotes and images:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67700608
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43972841
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/indias-untouchables-face-violence-discrimination
https://www.davidalton.net/2024/09/27/1-crime-is-committed-against-a-dalit-every-18-minutes-13-dalits-murdered-every-week-27-atrocities-against-dalits-every-day-according-to-indias-national-crime-records-bureau-some-45935-cases-of-v/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12916888
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial

Sources for quotes and images:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67700608
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43972841
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/indias-untouchables-face-violence-discrimination
https://www.davidalton.net/2024/09/27/1-crime-is-committed-against-a-dalit-every-18-minutes-13-dalits-murdered-every-week-27-atrocities-against-dalits-every-day-according-to-indias-national-crime-records-bureau-some-45935-cases-of-v/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12916888
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/historys-biggest-census-why-indias-new-population-count-is-controversial

‘Teaching Hope’ Isn’t A Lecture – It’s A Cinematic Experience.
A combination of directorial, cinematographic and editorial techniques will emotionally immerse audiences into our character’s lives.
Taking inspiration from ‘Honeyland’, rather than relying on static talking head interviews, we will use observational visual storytelling: comparing the two eras by recapturing the same characters, locations and shots. Filming the authentic ‘now’, we will share in the character’s intimate experience of life’s big challenges and successes, and all the little moments in-between.
Our visual approach is to juxtapose the vintage footage from 2005 with the new, cinematically modern footage to create an aesthetic contrast and nostalgic effect. This will directly showcase the change in the individuals, the communities, and the environment over the 2 decades, cinematically portraying their journeys against social injustice through to success.
Moodboard images:
Alex Webb’s photography
Honeyland (2019)
Our archive

‘Teaching Hope’ Isn’t A Lecture – It’s A Cinematic Experience.
A combination of directorial, cinematographic and editorial techniques will emotionally immerse audiences into our character’s lives.
Taking inspiration from ‘Honeyland’, rather than relying on static talking head interviews, we will use observational visual storytelling: comparing the two eras by recapturing the same characters, locations and shots. Filming the authentic ‘now’, we will share in the character’s intimate experience of life’s big challenges and successes, and all the little moments in-between.
Our visual approach is to juxtapose the vintage footage from 2005 with the new, cinematically modern footage to create an aesthetic contrast and nostalgic effect. This will directly showcase the change in the individuals, the communities, and the environment over the 2 decades, cinematically portraying their journeys against social injustice through to success.
Moodboard images:
Alex Webb’s photography
Honeyland (2019)
Our archive

‘Teaching Hope’ Isn’t A Lecture – It’s A Cinematic Experience.
A combination of directorial, cinematographic and editorial techniques will emotionally immerse audiences into our character’s lives.
Taking inspiration from ‘Honeyland’, rather than relying on static talking head interviews, we will use observational visual storytelling: comparing the two eras by recapturing the same characters, locations and shots. Filming the authentic ‘now’, we will share in the character’s intimate experience of life’s big challenges and successes, and all the little moments in-between.
Our visual approach is to juxtapose the vintage footage from 2005 with the new, cinematically modern footage to create an aesthetic contrast and nostalgic effect. This will directly showcase the change in the individuals, the communities, and the environment over the 2 decades, cinematically portraying their journeys against social injustice through to success.
Moodboard images:
Alex Webb’s photography
Honeyland (2019)
Our archive

Click the link in our bio🔗 and donate now to help tell a true story of hope, spread awereness about ‘India’s hidden apartheid’, and support independent documentary✨

We are live!!🥳
Link is in our bio - donate now to help tell a true story of hope, spread awereness about ‘India’s hidden apartheid’, and support independent documentary.

We are live!!🥳
Link is in our bio - donate now to help tell a true story of hope, spread awereness about ‘India’s hidden apartheid’, and support independent documentary.

Meet the team behind our documentary @teachinghopedoc 🎥
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Meet the team behind our documentary @teachinghopedoc 🎥
Follow to help support our campaign💛

Meet the team behind our documentary @teachinghopedoc 🎥
Follow to help support our campaign💛

Meet the team behind our documentary @teachinghopedoc 🎥
Follow to help support our campaign💛
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