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WATCH: Confinement Stories – a snapshot of life in lockdown Bristol

As restrictions ease and life returns slowly to ‘normal,’ this film captures human stories showing a snapshot of what life in lockdown Bristol was like. The Cable teamed up with local filmmakers Paula Romero and Jacobo Garcia to produce this moving audio-visual time capsule.

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Priyanka Raval
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Created by Paula Romero and Jacobo Garcia, Produced by Priyanka Raval

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