Exit To BeachWhen darkness falls on our quiet terraced streets, a darker, seedier side to the city emerges; drug dealing, prostitution and homelessness are aspects of Brighton that can all be encountered when sought after. With this as a backdrop, Saul Abraham, Callum Cameron and Henry Degnin took it upon themselves to conduct an investigation into the socio-cultural make up of our quaint seaside town. Brighton is a city that, to a degree, is built upon a reputation substantiated by façades. For the majority of people who do not actually permanently reside here, it is largely observed as a place of escape. Whether this means a weekend soaked in alcohol, a short break during the summer, or, more poignantly, a place to come and search for a new existence in a new environment, it is easy to get ‘lost.' It is this concept of escape that is so prominent in Brighton – twinned with the drab inclement seaside weather of the dark winter months – that really inspired them to document a side to the city that can be so easily surpassed.
Directed by Saul Abraham
Produced by Callum Cameron and Henry Degnin
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