10th April 2019

 

 

 

 

Dear Members of the London Criminal Courts Association,

 

 

I’m writing to you from a television production company called Summer Films. We make documentaries and factual series, mainly for the BBC and Channel 4 (www.summerfilms.co.uk).

 

We have recently been commissioned to make a documentary about young people who have been accused of rape, but believe the accusation to be false (and the lawyers have good reason to believe them too). We hope to explore their experiences in the legal system and wider world where their accusers remain anonymous but they do not. The hope is that a documentary of this nature will raise awareness around issues of anonymity, disclosure, and the grey areas within these cases, as well as telling for the first time of the devastation that being falsely accused can have on a person’s life.

 

It would be so helpful to speak with experts such as yourselves to make sure we’re fully informed on all the nuances of this important but sensitive subject. If you would be happy to have a research call with me, please do get in touch. I can be reached on 02080650447, or by emailing matilda@summerfilms.co.uk.

 

For your reassurance, we pride ourselves on being thoughtful and sensitive documentary makers. Our previous productions include Excluded at Seven for Channel 4, and One Night of Ecstasy, Death on Campus: Our Stories and Car Crash: Who’s Lying? for the BBC. Our creative director, Lucy Hillman, was also the executive producer on the BAFTA nominated Great Ormond Street for BBC2.  

 

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Best wishes,

Matilda

 

 

Harvey Fox

Police Station Advice Coordinator

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