Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Namir


Namir is a young man from North West Africa. He lives with a foster family, has no true family here and has a social worker. He has continuing problems with the home office and is a sporadic attender at the voluntary sessions. He has personal struggles around his life here and relationships with people in general.
He is always in front of the camera with his sunglasses and cool clothes. He loves a bit of attention and enjoys talking to the camera. He always asks me to join him for camera shots and interviews. He helps his colleagues take camera shots if they have trouble using the equipment. He tells me that the best time he has here is when we go outside on activities such as orienteering and woodland management. He asks if I will take him into my home. He wants me to be his foster carer. I feel I need to keep my professional boundaries.
He comes to some of the editing sessions. He does not take part in the sessions but observes. He tells me he has bigger problems and goes into detail about problems in a recent relationship with a girl. He gets on well with many members of the group.
One day he no longer comes to the editing sessions. I find out that he has gone missing. The police ask for information of his whereabouts. I cannot help.

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