Sue Clayton is a UK film director, writer and activist, best known for her work on the rights of refugee children. Her documentary films have been cited as evidence in UK court cases involving asylum seekers.
Professor
Sue Clayton
Born
Newcastle upon Tyne
Occupation
Film Director
Employer
Goldsmiths University of London
Notable work
Films:
The Stansted 15 On Trial (2019) Calais Children: A Case to Answer (2017) Hamedullah: The Road Home (2012) The Disappearance of Finbar (1996)
Books:
The New Internationalists: Activist Volunteers in the European Refugee Crisis (2020)
As well as making films, and consulting and producing for ITV and BBC, Clayton is Professor of Film and Television at the new Screen School at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Research at York University.[1]
Clayton grew up in a working-class suburb of Newcastle and attended a state school. At 17, she won a scholarship to Cambridge University to read English, where she became active in the women's movement.[2][3] She studied photography at Polytechnic of Central London (PCL, now Westminster University) where she met Jonathon Curling and together they started working on an experimental video about women's experiences in the clothing trade. It evolved into a three-part series called The Song of the Shirt. Clayton was still working on the film when she started her Masters in Film at Royal College of Art. She cites this period in the late 70s as transformative. "It transformed as, and many like me, from a fairly conservative young woman with still limited work options, into an artist and activist who would traverse music, film and video making, exhibition, writing and political organisation."[3]
She was the subject of a Channel Four documentary Upstarts, broadcast on Channel 4 in August 1999.[2]
Calais Children: A Case To Answer came about after Clayton visited the notorious refugee camp in France, Calais Jungle, intending to make a short documentary. She was shocked to see so many unaccompanied children and returned with a team of human rights lawyers from Duncan Lewis solicitors in London.[5][6]
The Stansted 15 On Trial follows the court trial of 15 activists who blocked the deportation of 60 undocumented migrants at Stansted Airport in March 2017, by locking themselves around a government-chartered Boeing 767 to prevent take-off. Judge Christopher Morgan found them guilty of a terrorism-related offence but gave suspended sentences or community orders after he accepted they were motivated by "genuine reasons".[7] Clayton's 20-minute film is available for free broadcast.[8]
In 2003 Diet Coke commissioned her to research what ingredients made a box office hit so they could better choose which films to sponsor. Clayton came up with the formula Action: 30% Comedy: 17% Good v Evil: 13% Love/sex/romance: 12% Special effects: 10% Plot: 10% and Music: 8%. She identified Toy Story 2 as the best example.[9]
Clayton's 2011 documentary, Hamedullah: The Road Home, was filmed by a young refugee who had been sent back to Kabul. Clayton gave him a digital camera and turned the resulting footage into an award-winning film. The film has been used as evidence in UK court cases to make the case that returning young refugees to Afghanistan is not safe.[10][11]
Her 2017 documentary Calais Children: A Case to Answer, played a role in the British High Court's determination that some unaccompanied minors had rights to settlement under the Dubs Amendment.[12][13][14][5]
Selected filmography
2019 The Stansted 15 On Trial
2017 Calais Children: A Case to Answer — A multi-award-winning documentary
2013 Too Sensitive To Touch — US feature documentary co-directed with Michael Oblowitz
^ abAllon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2001). Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 62.
^ abClayton, Sue; Mulvey, Laura (2017). Other Cinemas: Politics, Culture and Experimental Film in the 1970s. Bloomsbury. pp. 18–20.
^The Last Crop, 30 January 1991, retrieved 21 June 2020
^"The Commodities Series". First Run / Icarus Films.
External links
Interview: Sue Clayton | Calais Children: A Case to Answer
The Stansted 15 on Trial, video by Sue Clayton
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Refugee Crisis 2020 As well as making films and consulting and producing for ITV and BBC Clayton is Professor of Film and Television at the new Screen School at Goldsmiths University of London and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Research at York University 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditClayton grew up in a working class suburb of Newcastle and attended a state school At 17 she won a scholarship to Cambridge University to read English where she became active in the women s movement 2 3 She studied photography at Polytechnic of Central London PCL now Westminster University where she met Jonathon Curling and together they started working on an experimental video about women s experiences in the clothing trade It evolved into a three part series called The Song of the Shirt Clayton was still working on the film when she started her Masters in Film at Royal College of Art She cites this period in the late 70s as transformative It transformed as and many like me from a fairly conservative young woman with still limited work options into an artist and activist who would traverse music film and video making exhibition writing and political organisation 3 In 1990 Clayton turned the short story The Last Crop by noted Australian author Elizabeth Jolley into a feature film 4 starring Kerry Walker and Noah Taylor She was the subject of a Channel Four documentary Upstarts broadcast on Channel 4 in August 1999 2 Calais Children A Case To Answer came about after Clayton visited the notorious refugee camp in France Calais Jungle intending to make a short documentary She was shocked to see so many unaccompanied children and returned with a team of human rights lawyers from Duncan Lewis solicitors in London 5 6 The Stansted 15 On Trial follows the court trial of 15 activists who blocked the deportation of 60 undocumented migrants at Stansted Airport in March 2017 by locking themselves around a government chartered Boeing 767 to prevent take off Judge Christopher Morgan found them guilty of a terrorism related offence but gave suspended sentences or community orders after he accepted they were motivated by genuine reasons 7 Clayton s 20 minute film is available for free broadcast 8 In 2003 Diet Coke commissioned her to research what ingredients made a box office hit so they could better choose which films to sponsor Clayton came up with the formula Action 30 Comedy 17 Good v Evil 13 Love sex romance 12 Special effects 10 Plot 10 and Music 8 She identified Toy Story 2 as the best example 9 Clayton s 2011 documentary Hamedullah The Road Home was filmed by a young refugee who had been sent back to Kabul Clayton gave him a digital camera and turned the resulting footage into an award winning film The film has been used as evidence in UK court cases to make the case that returning young refugees to Afghanistan is not safe 10 11 Her 2017 documentary Calais Children A Case to Answer played a role in the British High Court s determination that some unaccompanied minors had rights to settlement under the Dubs Amendment 12 13 14 5 Selected filmography Edit2019 The Stansted 15 On Trial2017 Calais Children A Case to Answer A multi award winning documentary2013 Too Sensitive To Touch US feature documentary co directed with Michael Oblowitz2013 Teenagers In War Zones for BBC television2011 Hamedullah The Road Home2008 The Lost Girl2007 Jumolhari2005 Music And Dance Of Southern Italy2004 Greedy Mouth2003 The Memories1997 The Disappearance of Finbar1993 Dracula The Undiscovered Country1992 Heart Songs Nominated for a British Academy Award for Best Short Film1990 The Last Crop 15 Winner Irish Film Festival Award 19911983 6 The Commodities Series 16 1983 Women on Film1982 Too Sensitive To Touch Sex and Talk in the USA1976 9 The Song Of The Shirt 5 References Edit University of York a b Allon Yoram Cullen Del Patterson Hannah 2001 Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors A Wallflower Critical Guide Wallflower Press p 62 a b Clayton Sue Mulvey Laura 2017 Other Cinemas Politics Culture and Experimental Film in the 1970s Bloomsbury pp 18 20 The Last Crop 30 January 1991 retrieved 21 June 2020 a b c Goldsmiths University of London LIFF Interview Sue Clayton Calais Children A Case to Answer The Fan Carpet retrieved 21 June 2020 Stansted 15 no jail for activists convicted of terror related offences the Guardian 6 February 2019 Retrieved 25 June 2020 Clayton Sue 12 January 2019 STANSTED 15 ON TRIAL retrieved 26 June 2020 The Guardian TheGuardian com 13 May 2003 University of London Calais Children website Evans Marian 17 April 2017 Sue Clayton Filmmaker Among the Vulnerable Young Refugees of Calais amp Dunkerque Morgan Tom Documentary hailed after asylum seeker Judicial Review Ouseley Hon Justice Duncan Judgement of Justice Ouseley between ZS and Secretary of State for the Home Department IMDB IMDb 30 January 1991 The Commodities Series First Run Icarus Films 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