The Pitch

Our idea is based around the concept of arranged marriages; we will aim to create an investigative documentary.

Forced marriage is a topic that is widely known amongst the UK, if not the world. But yet it remains ‘hidden’ within society and although it is a topic that springs a lot of interest, there aren’t many who would take the time to investigate it, the question we pose is why?

This documentary will aim to look at the concept of forced marriages; digging deep to find the impact it has on the individual and wider society. We will aim to construct a non-bias documentary on this topic interviewing professionals with societal matters and individuals that have been involved in forced marriages themselves.

During the documentary the audience will gain an insight into how a forced marriage is undertaken from a reconstruction. Characters will pose as members of two families who will organise the marriage of their daughter and son. The marriage will take place within a traditional setting, such as a Gurdwara, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

To gain a wider understanding of the matter we will also use unconstructed Vox pops and constructed Vox pops to gain an insight into what society thinks of the concept.

 By the end of this documentary the audience will be well informed of the concept, from the range of techniques we are aiming to implement, ensuring we follow the documentary conventions set out by the industry.