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The Lives Behind
The Files

Every person has a story. Every story leaves something off the record. Meet the characters at the heart of The Forgotten Files.

Create a cinematic character portrait of Aisha Summers, a 33-year-old British woman of mix
Aisha
Create a cinematic character portrait of Jaeden, a 15-year-old teenage boy, looking direct
Jaeden
Create a cinematic character portrait of Cindy Baxter, a 15-year-old British teenage girl,
Cindy
Create a cinematic character portrait of Damian, a white British man in his early 30s, loo
Damian
Create a cinematic character portrait of Jerome, a mixed-race British man in his early 30s
Jerome
Create a cinematic character portrait of Derek Adeyemi, a Black African British man in his
Derek
Create a cinematic character portrait of Luke Bailey, a 15-year-old British teenage boy, l
Luke
Create a cinematic character portrait of Jacob, a 14-year-old white British teenage boy, l
Jacob
Create a cinematic character portrait of Elvis, a 10-year-old white British boy, looking d
Elvis
Create a cinematic character portrait of Louisa, a Black British woman in her early 30s, l
Louisa
Create a cinematic character portrait of Michelle, a Black British woman in her late 30s,
Michelle
Create a cinematic character portrait of Sibel, a 17-year-old British-Turkish teenage girl
Sibel
Create a cinematic wide shot of Aisha Summers, a 33-year-old British woman of mixed Black

The People Responsible For Protecting Them

Inside The System

Create a photorealistic A4 British children's social care case document lying flat on a re

Social workers, care staff and local authorities make decisions that can change a young person's life overnight. Inside an overstretched system, good intentions collide with pressure, bureaucracy and difficult choices.

Create a cinematic scene of Jaeden, a 15-year-old teenage boy, sitting on his bed playing

Where Care Becomes Everyday Life

Behind Closed Doors

Create a cinematic exterior shot of RIDGEWAY HOUSE, a British residential children's care

For the young people living in care, the home is more than a placement. It's where friendships form, tensions erupt and ordinary teenage life continues beneath the weight of everything that brought them there.

Create a cinematic night scene of Damian and Jerome relaxing in a London park with a small

Where Vulnerability Can Become Opportunity 

The World Outside

Create a cinematic scene of Damian and Jerome standing together on a London council estate

Beyond the care home, vulnerability doesn't go unnoticed. For young people searching for money, loyalty and somewhere to belong, the wrong person can quickly begin to feel like the only person listening.

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