DESCRIPTION
The horrendous and lonely death of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor in the dank stairwell of an estate in Peckham in November 2000 stunned the nation. It seemed to encapsulate a nation mired in moral crisis and a society that was fundamentally broken.
In the aftermath of Damilola’s death, the estate was demolished and the families dispersed. Now, twenty years on, Yinka Bokinni explores the devastating impact Damilola’s death had on her community, her area, and the lives of almost everyone she knew, confronting for the first time the impact of a tragic event which the children from the area have never felt able to discuss.
In this film, Yinka attempts to reconcile the two versions of her past and try to understand how the warm, loving and happy community she remembers so fondly from her childhood was presented in the media as a crime-ridden “sink estate” that was somehow to blame for the tragic loss of a young life.CREDITS
Commissioning Editor: Fozia KhanPresented by: Yinka BokinniProduction Company: Acme FilmsAssistant Producer: Nelson AdeosunEditor: Will GrayburnExecutive Producers: Jaimie D’Cruz, Jonathan SmithFilmed, Produced and Directed by: Ashley Francis-RoyQUOTES
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑A sensitive portrait of widespread trauma
This is a powerful and captivating film. A fiercely honest reflection on a terrible tragedy.
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑Yinka Bokinni does a brilliantly sensitive job... Uplifting and redemptive.... The powerful truth behind the headlines
QUOTES
Yinka was a compelling presence, offering a nuanced exploration of loss and trauma. This was a deeply personal and original film about what happens when you bury grief
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑This raw and powerful film was a subtle, moving look at class and community, loss and trauma. For a film about the loss of a young life, it was somehow uplifting and redemptive.
QUOTES
I’ve never spoken about the murder of my childhood friend until now, I have lived my life with so many questions about what happened and why it happened in the place that I called home. To finally be telling the story feels both therapeutic and scary but I am ready to share this side of the story. Hopefully everyone will get to know the real Damilola, as he lived, a bit better.
- Yinka Bokinni
Best History Documentary
WINNER
Debut Presenter Award
WINNER
Best Presenter
WINNER
Best Documentary
NOMINEE
Best Presenter
NOMINEE
Best History Documentary
NOMINEE
AWARDS
CREDITS
Commissioning Editor: Fozia KhanPresented by: Yinka BokinniProduction Company: Acme FilmsAssistant Producer: Nelson AdeosunEditor: Will GrayburnExecutive Producers: Jaimie D’Cruz, Jonathan SmithFilmed, Produced and Directed by: Ashley Francis-RoyQUOTES
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑A sensitive portrait of widespread trauma
This is a powerful and captivating film. A fiercely honest reflection on a terrible tragedy.
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑Yinka Bokinni does a brilliantly sensitive job... Uplifting and redemptive.... The powerful truth behind the headlines
QUOTES
Yinka was a compelling presence, offering a nuanced exploration of loss and trauma. This was a deeply personal and original film about what happens when you bury grief
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑This raw and powerful film was a subtle, moving look at class and community, loss and trauma. For a film about the loss of a young life, it was somehow uplifting and redemptive.
QUOTES
I’ve never spoken about the murder of my childhood friend until now, I have lived my life with so many questions about what happened and why it happened in the place that I called home. To finally be telling the story feels both therapeutic and scary but I am ready to share this side of the story. Hopefully everyone will get to know the real Damilola, as he lived, a bit better.
- Yinka Bokinni
Best History Documentary
WINNER
Debut Presenter Award
WINNER
Best Presenter
WINNER
Best Documentary
NOMINEE
Best Presenter
NOMINEE
Best History Documentary
NOMINEE
AWARDS
CREDITS
Commissioning Editor: Fozia KhanPresented by: Yinka BokinniProduction Company: Acme FilmsAssistant Producer: Nelson AdeosunEditor: Will GrayburnExecutive Producers: Jaimie D’Cruz, Jonathan SmithFilmed, Produced and Directed by: Ashley Francis-RoyDamilola: The Boy Next Door
- PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
- (1x60 mins’)
To mark the 20th anniversary of Damilola Taylor’s violent murder on the North Peckham Estate, his childhood friend Yinka Bokinni confronts the impact of his killing and conflicting thoughts of their childhood community.
QUOTES
A sensitive portrait of widespread trauma
This is a powerful and captivating film. A fiercely honest reflection on a terrible tragedy.
Yinka Bokinni does a brilliantly sensitive job... Uplifting and redemptive.... The powerful truth behind the headlines
Damilola: The Boy Next Door
- PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
- (1x60 mins’)
To mark the 20th anniversary of Damilola Taylor’s violent murder on the North Peckham Estate, his childhood friend Yinka Bokinni confronts the impact of his killing and conflicting thoughts of their childhood community.