´óÏó´«Ã½

« Previous | Main | Next »

Sighthill Stories

Alistair Mooney Alistair Mooney | 12:00 UK time, Friday, 12 December 2008

Well worth a watch on the iPlayer from this week is Sighthill Stories. Meet the pupils at a Glasgow primary school going through a time of turmoil.

girl wearing pink hoody

Sighthill Primary School sits in the shadows of the huge high-rise towers of the Sighthill Estate in Glasgow. As the housing estate is cleared out for demolition, the children of Sighthill face constant uncertainty about when they'll be moved out of their homes.

Hundreds of families have already left the estate. Everybody here has been affected by the large-scale regeneration of the area, but none more so than the pupils of Sighthill Primary.

A revealing and uplifting portrait of a community undergoing massive change in challenging times, Sighthill Stories is an intimate and poignant film following the fortunes of a few children who in the face of adversity reveal admirable optimism and resilience.

´óÏó´«Ã½ iD

´óÏó´«Ã½ navigation

´óÏó´«Ã½ © 2014 The ´óÏó´«Ã½ is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.