The National Youth Agency: Racism is given the boot in HartlepoolNSF project film

Despite the chilly weather, the theatre was filled with friends and relatives, and staff from partner organisations.

The film charts the problems of a multi-racial football team as they struggle against racist players and officials. Paul Kenny plays the part of one of the opposing players. The film uses drama and comedy to highlight the issues of racism in football - and in life in general. Nomaan Yousef, one of the young men involved, talking about his experiences on the pitch states "it can get very physical and the reality is that quite quickly both teams can get involved in a brawl." Ashley Holland explains that the group hopes that by watching the film people, "will understand it is wrong to behave this way and see that all people are the same inside. There is nothing different between us just because of the colour of a person's skin."