this is bbc news. the headlines at four... the duke of edinburgh's children pay tribute to their late father — after a private church service attended by members of the royal family. i think the way i would put it is, we have lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother, who is feeling it, i think, probably more than everybody else. it's been a bit of a, a bit of a shock. however much one tries to prepare oneself for something like this, it's still a dreadful shock. and we're sort of trying to come to terms with that. and it's very, very sad. organ plays. a service of remembrance is held at canterbury cathedral led by the archbishop of canterbury,

justin welby. we'll continue look at the tributes being paid to prince philip around the world. also ahead... new details emerge about the scale of uk government lobbying involving former prime minster david cameron. the easing of lockdown in england — nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. the movie �*ma rainey�*s black bottom' picks up two prizes on the first night of the bafta film awards, which are being split over two days for the very first time. and in half an hour here on bbc news — mishal husain talks to hunter biden, son of us presidentjoe biden.

two of the duke of edinburgh's sons have paid emotional tributes to their father after attending a service to remember him, held at a royal chapel in windsor. the duke of york likened his father's death to losing "the grandfather of the nation", while the the earl of wessex said that while they were still coming to terms with the loss — it had been "fantastic" to have heard the, "extraordinary tribute and the memories that everybody has had and been willing to share". earlier, a remembrance service for the duke took place at canterbury cathedral, led by the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. in church services in front of socially distanced congregations and online, prayers were said for the duke and for the queen and the royal family as they mourn his loss.

at canterbury cathedral, a special service of remembrance was led by the archbishop, justin welby. for his royal highness the duke of edinburgh, there was a willingness, a remarkable willingness to take the hand he was dealt in life and straightforwardly to follow its call, to search its meaning, to go out and on as sent, to enquire and think, to trust and to pray. britain's former prime minister sir john major came to know the duke in the course of his political duties and through their shared love for cricket. on this morning's andrew marr programme on the bbc, he said the duke's death would leave an enormous gap in the queen's life. when you're facing a sea of problems, as she so often was, and sometimes when you're overwhelmed by what has to be done, someone who understands that, someone who can take that part of the burden, someone who can share the decision—making, someone who can metaphorically,

or in the case of prince philip probably literally, put their arms around you and say, "it's not as bad as you think, this is what we have to do, this is how we can do it, this is what i think". i hope she will be given some time and space. i know she is the monarch. i know she has responsibilities. but she has earned the right to have a period of privacy in which to grieve with her family. and sirjohn said he hoped the duke's funeral would give princes william and harry a chance to mend their differences. the friction that we are told has arisen is a friction better ended as speedily as possible. and a shared emotion, a shared grief at the present time because of the death of their grandfather, i think, is an ideal opportunity. i hope very much that it is possible to mend any rifts that may exist. at the chapel near windsor castle, the duke of york and the wessexes attended morning service and spoke about the queen. she is contemplating,

is the way i would put it. she described it as having left a huge void in her life. but we, the family, the ones that are close, are rallying round to make sure we're there to support her. outside buckingham palace, barriers have been erected around the pavements and stewards have been brought in to discourage people from leaving flowers. but, despite their efforts, bouquets are still being placed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been at windsor castle and gave us this update. we have, i think, had rather more than we expected from the family on a very personal level.

their memories and how they are coping with the situation that they now find themselves in, and it's interesting hearing them talk about the fact that this is a very public loss but, for them, is a very intimate, private grief and they are having to juggle those two aspects. and, as we saw a little bit in nick's report there, that this morning members of the family did attend a church service at one of the private chapels in the windsor great park estate here and we heard from some of those members of the family, from the duke of york and from the earl and countess of wessex. he was a remarkable man. i loved him as a father. he was so...calm. if you had a problem, he would think about it. and that's the great thing that i always think about, is that he was always somebody you could go to and he would always listen, and so, it's a great loss. i think the way i would put

it is that we have lost almost the grandfather of the nation. and i feel very sorry and supportive of my mother who's feeling it, i think, probably more than anybody else. it's been a bit of a shock. however much one tries to prepare oneself for something like this - it's still a dreadful shock and we are all trying - to come to terms with that. and it is very, very sad but, i i had to say, the extraordinary tributes and the memories - but everybody has had been willing to share has been so fantastic. it just goes to show, _ he might have been our father, grandfather, father—in—law, but he meant so much - to so many other people. it didn't matter what anybody was doing in and around the estate here and everywhere else, they all meant a lot to him and he always took a very personal interest in everything that they were doing so they have got stories to tell and most of them quite funny as well! and the horses? oh, yes, yes. because he went carriage driving laround here on a regular basis, |

but he'd go to places that i were quite all over the place and so we were just talking to... pulled out of a few ditches here i seem to remember, as well! i oh, well, in the early days, yes, i he seemed to have a few problems. more recently too! danielle, i mean, so many people with stories and memories of prince philip but not that many actually able to attend the funeral on saturday so presumably, i mean, most of the people they willjust be very close family, including prince harry. yes, that's right. we have now had but confirmed that prince harry. yesterday, we were told that he would be attending the funeral. he'll be flying in from the united states and will be here but without his wife megan, the duchess of sussex. she is pregnant and we are told that on the advice of her doctors that she won't be flying and coming to the funeral, but, but, yeah, as you say, tim, because of the numbers, 30, when you sort of tot it up and try and work out who will be on what is effectively the guest

list, you're pretty much down to just the family by the time you've done the queen, her children, grandchildren, and perhaps a few other members of the wider royal family. you almost get to 30. i think we can also expect to see some of the duke's personal staff — his private secretary, his valet, people like that who have worked with him so closely over the years and know him so well. they will, perhaps, also be part of the congregation, but it will be a very tight—knit group, and it will be the same experience that so many families have suffered in the past year or so here in the uk, having to manage the numbers at their own family funerals. danielle of reporting there from windsor castle. there are more questions this lunchtime about former conservative prime minister david cameron's lobbying activities after he left government. it's emerged mr cameron met for a �*private drink�* with the health secretary, matt hancock and the financier lex greensill, for whom mr cameron was working. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt i asked her that more information

that seem to emerge from the story the murky but not necessarily illegal a of lobbying was revealed. many trade unions, pressure groups, companies will employ people to try and see compliance with government. i think what we're saying here there were more were more and more details of how david cameron, from a fine minister, i think this is the difference here, used his influence and his context to try and further the interests of his employer, green cell. —— former prime minister. green still is run by a man called lex green seal who was actually formerly an adviser to david cameron present government when he was prime minister but so what has emerged today are further details on the sunday times about a meeting that took place in october 2019 between the health secretary, lex green sill and david cameron when david cameron was employed by mr green sill. this was employed by mr green sill. this was at a time they said it was a private drink that they met for but this was at a time when mr green sill was trying to get the nhs to use an app that he described to allow staff to get some of their pay

daily. he submitted the idea for it a couple of months prior to this drink but matt hancock and asked officials look at it. actually they looked at it and said the proposal was good in printable and then some nhs trust it going to use the system during the pandemic. the question is always with lobbying of around how was the access games and how did people respond. an ally of matt hancock said he acted entirely appropriately and told officials about business employers. department of health said it was up to local nhs employers whether or not they use this app and it was up to them to decide they paid their staff. we also sell questions about the potential initially sooner about his engagement with david cameron and he actually took a very unusual step on saturday and published text messages that he had sent in a cameron after it emerged that mr cameron had contacted him on his personal phone when he was trying to get access to government backed loans for greensill capital so that this this

sort of grip detail we are getting all the time that the scale of the lobbying operation but, as i say, it is not illegal to lobby and that isn't a suggestion here that this likely constituting this a suggestion here that this aptly constituted mr cameron breaking the rules and every day, it is just, constituted mr cameron breaking the rules and every day, it isjust, she said, the of lobbying a little murky and there are... it is said, the of lobbying a little murky and there are. . ._ and there are... it is also interesting _ and there are... it is also interesting that - and there are... it is also interesting that this - and there are... it is also interesting that this is i and there are... it is also| interesting that this is the and there are... it is also - interesting that this is the one issue that david cameron when he was prime minister said would be the next big scandal to affect westminster. has he responded to these latest allegations? so westminster. has he responded to these latest allegations?— these latest allegations? so far he has refused _ these latest allegations? so far he has refused to _ these latest allegations? so far he has refused to comment _ these latest allegations? so far he has refused to comment on - these latest allegations? so far he has refused to comment on this i these latest allegations? so far he l has refused to comment on this and we hadn't heard eitherfrom lex greensill, businessmen at the centre of this, although a source close to him had said that his scheme was being offered on the nhs in place is free and so, yes, no response yet for mr cameron. as i said, it is not that necessarily he has been accused of breaking any rules here but there are some unanswered question submit the pressure growing i think to hear from him so i think it is also undeniable that he has put some very senior missing government ministers and a very awkward position this

week. —— very senior ministers in a very awkward position this week. shops, pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and gyms are among businesses making preparations to reopen with the easing of lockdown in england tomorrow. more than 400,000 nonessential shops are expected to open their doors. schools also return in scotland and wales where restrictions about travelling across the border are also lifted and shops can reopen. in northern ireland nonessential retail remains closed but can now operate click and collect services. here's our business correspondent katy austin. getting a shop ready is a big job. here in leamington spa, staff are back from furlough, sorting stock and cleaning. excited, yeah. it's the third time now that we're reopening again, so we just want to get back into it now. lockdown1 pushed this lingerie and swimwear chain to the brink. they've since ramped up their online operation and closed some stores for good, but they see monday as hugely important. we've had lots of calls from customers, which tells us that

obviously, lots of customers are wanting to come into shops, but we know that some will want to continue shopping from home for some time. and we're yet to find out exactly how much of that mix is a permanent shift. changing rooms will be open, carefully managed, and bra fittings will be done contact—free. our teams are using the fitting rooms opposite, so rather than actuallyjoining them in the fitting room, they're doing exactly what they would normally do from further apart. people are being encouraged to shop alone and stay socially distanced. bravissimo is confident of opening safely. profitably? not sure. the same goes for pubs, restaurants and cafes, who can only serve outside from tomorrow. three of this chain's sites will open, including this one at liverpool's albert dock. they're fully booked, but it's not worth opening nine others with smaller outdoor areas. by the time we've got in a team

of chefs, someone to wash the pots, a front—of—house team to make drinks and serve the food and a manager to run the place, we would actually be worse off than we would be by staying closed. so we've only been able to open terraces that have roughly 50 covers or more. like outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers are expecting an initial surge in demand. some will extend opening hours. but how much the past year has changed customers' habits permanently is the big unknown. katy austin, bbc news. louise howard—long is the owner of achitect hair salon in leeds, she's reopening her doors tomorrow with a fully booked diary. shejoins me now... you are booked out for months, and she? because people have been waiting for the stage.— she? because people have been waiting for the stage. totally full, absolutely full _ waiting for the stage. totally full, absolutely full for _ waiting for the stage. totally full, absolutely full for ages _ waiting for the stage. totally full, absolutely full for ages and - waiting for the stage. totally full, absolutely full for ages and ages. | absolutely full for ages and ages. it is quite daunting but very exciting. it is quite daunting but very excitina. , , it is quite daunting but very excitinu, , , ., exciting. just tell me, when did you start taking — exciting. just tell me, when did you start taking bookings _ exciting. just tell me, when did you start taking bookings for _ exciting. just tell me, when did you start taking bookings for this - start taking bookings for this

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over time. it's not easy working with a mask overtime. it it's not easy working with a mask over time. it kinda your... kind of contact with the client does make inhibits your contact with the client but it is what it is and we will happily work with whatever comment tells us, so. horse will happily work with whatever comment tells us, so. how many --eole comment tells us, so. how many peeple who _ comment tells us, so. how many people who begot _ comment tells us, so. how many people who begot working - comment tells us, so. how many people who begot working with i comment tells us, so. how many . people who begot working with you? did you fellow them? we people who begot working with you? did you fellow them?— did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a _ did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a team _ did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a team of— did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a team of ten _ did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a team of ten or - did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a team of ten or how- did you fellow them? we are a hair salon with a team of ten or how do| salon with a team of ten or how do they cope during last lockdown? did ou they cope during last lockdown? did you get government money—— team of 12 and seven stylus. you get government money-- team of 12 and seven stylus.— 12 and seven stylus. they were all on furlough _ 12 and seven stylus. they were all on furlough and _ 12 and seven stylus. they were all on furlough and the _ 12 and seven stylus. they were all on furlough and the sun _ 12 and seven stylus. they were all on furlough and the sun got - 12 and seven stylus. they were all on furlough and the sun got some support. they were quite happy and it was more the mental health issue that was more of a thing. just make the salad and got some support. some people cope perfectly well in the first lockdown and didn't cope so well in the second and vise versa and it was really a matter of kind of really making sure that we were still 18, a really, really tight unit. —— we were still a team.

still 18, a really, really tight unit. -- we were still a team. how excited are — unit. -- we were still a team. how excited are you — unit. -- we were still a team. how excited are you about _ unit. —— we were still a team. how excited are you about tomorrow and will you be opening for longerjust to try and get more people through? no, we're not to be opening for longer because, you know, nobody get their hair done and nobody gets the head or well if their hairdresser is not right or not ready, —— their hair done well. so we're staying out for the same opening hours but everybody is absolutely delighted to be back. you know, we don't want burn out. i be back. you know, we don't want burn out. , ,, , be back. you know, we don't want burn out. , i. , .,, be back. you know, we don't want burn out. , , ., burn out. i bracing yourself as a hair horror— burn out. i bracing yourself as a hair horror stories? _ burn out. i bracing yourself as a hair horror stories? we - burn out. i bracing yourself as a hair horror stories? we were i hair horror stories? we were pleasantly — hair horror stories? we were pleasantly surprised. - hair horror stories? we were pleasantly surprised. the - hair horror stories? we were l pleasantly surprised. the first lockdown was the long one and we really stop we get some real disasters then, and we were pleasantly surprised. i think we are quite strict with our clients. but there was the odd one, there was the odd one, so. there was the odd one, there was the odd one. so-— odd one, so. what was the worst, very quickly? _ odd one, so. what was the worst, very quickly? somebody - odd one, so. what was the worst, very quickly? somebody had - odd one, so. what was the worst, very quickly? somebody had tried| odd one, so. what was the worst, i very quickly? somebody had tried to bleach their hair _ very quickly? somebody had tried to bleach their hair which _ very quickly? somebody had tried to bleach their hair which is _ very quickly? somebody had tried to bleach their hair which is something | bleach their hair which is something you should never try and do and it was yellow in some bits and white falling off in the bets! it was just

horrendous. falling off in the bets! it was 'ust horrenousdfi falling off in the bets! it was 'ust horrendous. that was what jimmy savile did, — horrendous. that was what jimmy savile did, isn't _ horrendous. that was what jimmy savile did, isn't it? _ horrendous. that was what jimmy savile did, isn't it? which - horrendous. that was what jimmy savile did, isn't it? which is - savile did, isn't it? which is another story. savile did, isn't it? which is anotherstory. best savile did, isn't it? which is another story. best of luck tomorrow, hope it all goes well. thank you. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan pathak.

we start with a big win in the race for champions league football, west ham are back in the premier league's top four and have closed the gap on leicester in third to just a point after beating them by 3 goals to 2 at the london stadium the hammers were 2—0 up at half time, jesse lingard who's on fire at the moment, with both those goals — that the opener. jarod bowen looked to put the game beyond doubt with a third just after the break but not for the first time this season there was a late scare for west ham fans as leicester pulled back two goals but they couldn't find the equaliser but they couldn't find the equaliser. a huge result at the bottom of the premier league too — with newcastle now six points clear of the relegation zone after a 2—1win at burnley. they came from behind too — trailing with matej vydra scoring from close range for the home side. allan saint maximan inspired newcastle's comeback. he setupjacob murphy to fire them level before he finished off a fine solo effortjust five minutes later to lift steve bruce's side further clear of fulham — with a game in hand. tottenham in seventh need to win after seeing liverpool, chelsea and west ham above them get three points this weekend, they're

taking on manchester united though, it kicks off at 430 and there's live commentary over on bbc radio 5 live. sheffield united play arsenal tonight. japan's hideki matsuyama is the man to catch heading into the final round of the masters at augusta. he's a superstar in his home country, looking to win his first major and shot a very impressive bogey free round of 65 to move four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard justin rose had led at the start of play — but an even par round of 72 means he'll start the round tied for second. i didn't play well enough today. simple as that, really. i think all in all, to have a shot, i'm delighted. i've been playing within the lead the whole week, and obviously there's been an hour of golf when hideki has moved out in front. all of the guys on 7—under are capable of the little run that hideki has had so it is all up for grabs. britain's sam bird continues to lead the formula e world championship — but couldn't add to his points total after crashing out on the final lap of race 2 at the rome e prix. bird was taken out by nick de vries on a chaotic final lap that had just resumed after a late safety car. belgium's stoffel vandoorne held off the challengers to claim his first win of the season.

great britain's impressive showing at the european weightlifting championships has continued with emily campbell picking up gold in the super heavyweight snatch, clean and jerk and combined disciplines. this lift of 154 kilos was enough to secure the win, having already cleared 122 kilos to win the snatch event. britain are 6th in the medal table with five golds and after five years away from the sport, double olympic champion helen glover has marked her competitive return with a gold medal at the european rowing championships in italy. competing alongside team—mate polly swann in the women's pair, they held off a romanian charge in the final 200m to cross the line in first place. glover decided to make a comeback after spending time on a rowing machine during last year's first national lockdown. the mum of three says she's now setting her sights on becoming the first woman to make a british olympic rowing team after having children.

one big gain is by doing this race. far, far more questions will have been asked just by doing one final. next time i sat on the start line of a a final, almost everything will be erased i was thinking today. i was literally thinking, will i make it down the track? and it's silly because i do it in training every day butjust something about racing makes those doubts come to the surface. now i've squashed those all, i can move forward and be the athlete i know i am, and move on to be the athlete that i want to be as well. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. well done her. see you a bit later on, thanks much indeed.

the children's commissioner for northern ireland says criminal gangs are coercing children during street violence to attempt to destabilise the situation across the country. police say children as young as 12 have been involved in the disorder, which has been breaking out almost nightly for more than a week. bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs have been thrown at lines of police officers and vehicles, and about 90 officers have been injured during the recent incidents. koulla yasooma said the adults were targeting particularly vulnerable children and encouraging them to take to the streets. we have criminal adults who use young people and exploit young people. young people who don't always see that they have options, they don't always see that they have choices in their lives, to progress, who are often in communities that have been blighted by poverty, that have been blighted by inconsistent investment and funding and support services. and they don't always see a choice, and so then they're dragged into these things. from talking to some of the community workers, particularly last week, we know that young people were instructed to go on the street and they did so and then the adults stepped back and let them get on with it. what i do want to say, tim,

is that youth and community workers, the clergy, and other community leaders have actually stepped up with parents and have begun to provide some sort of ring around these young people to be able to protect them. and that, added to the death of prince philip, in some communities, has meant that last night it was relatively peaceful. but we need sustained effort to make sure it stays peaceful. the british film and television awards continue this evening — for the second night of this years ceremony. the presenters will be at the royal albert hall but all the nominees will appear via video link because of the coronavirus pandemic. last night, the palestinian—british film—maker farah nabulsi took home the bafta for best british short film, for her movie, the present. the film is her director debut and tells the story of yousef who tries to shop for an anniversary gift for his wife in the west bank. in a moment, we'll be speaking

to farah, but first let's watch a short clip of the winning film. i need toilet paper, lemons... what we have here... i need toilet paper, lemons. .. what we have here...— i need toilet paper, lemons... what we have here... security check, move now! mama! — we have here... security check, move now! mama! untranslated. - we have here... security check, move now! mama! untranslated. whati we have here... security check, move i now! mama! untranslated. what do we have here... security check, move - now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from me? _ now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from me? my _ now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from me? my house isjust there. a short clip from the present.

the whole thing is now available to watch on netflix. well we'rejoined now by farah nabulsi, director of the best british short film �*the present�*. we well done field directorial debut. was this a story that has been inspired by a personal expense is a palestinian uk citizen? yes. is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, the 've is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, they've rrot _ is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, they've not so. _ is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, they've not so. i— is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, they've not so. i have _ is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, | they've not so. i have personally been a these israeli checkpoints that are all over the west bank and witness palestinians at them and had numerous, numerous conversations with policy needs to go through them every single day so very much by reality and expenses of my own as well. ~ . , , reality and expenses of my own as well. . .,, , ,., reality and expenses of my own as well. ~ .,, , ,., ., reality and expenses of my own as well. ~ , ., well. was this something that you could really _ well. was this something that you could really only _ well. was this something that you could really only now— well. was this something that you could really only now make - well. was this something that you could really only now make as - well. was this something that you could really only now make as a l could really only now make as a non—known as a short, because it would have been difficult to get funding for something like that? i think, actually, for any film—maker starting off with their directorial debut, you aim for a short film. it

would be a bit crazy to sort of aim for a feature and something that costs a lot, lot more to start off with. so, ithink costs a lot, lot more to start off with. so, i think that was notjust the natural course. but with. so, i think that was not 'ust the natural coursei with. so, i think that was not 'ust the natural course. but i suppose, because it — the natural course. but i suppose, because it is _ the natural course. but i suppose, because it is so _ the natural course. but i suppose, because it is so political, - the natural course. but i suppose, because it is so political, that - the natural course. but i suppose, because it is so political, that is i because it is so political, that is something which perhaps lends itself to a new film—maker and a short format? yeah, maybe, but! to a new film—maker and a short format? yeah, maybe, but i honestly, i don't see myself as having made a political film. i don't see myself as having made a politicalfilm. i have made a human film, a truthful film, politicalfilm. i have made a human film, a truthfulfilm, that politicalfilm. i have made a human film, a truthful film, that is politicalfilm. i have made a human film, a truthfulfilm, that is in politicalfilm. i have made a human film, a truthful film, that is in a very, very ugly landscape and, you know, if my truth becomes political there is nothing i can do about that. like, you know, mama africa said. what struck me looking at the clip just now is just this, the universality of this idea, going shopping. something as simple as that with your child, and trying to buy a present for your wife to celebrate the anniversary and yet

these obstacles, so it speaks to a wider truth, these obstacles, so it speaks to a widertruth, not these obstacles, so it speaks to a wider truth, not only about what is happening on the pulse of the world butjust happening on the pulse of the world but just the sort happening on the pulse of the world butjust the sort of incongruity of it. yeah. it is really such a simple story that i think anyone and everyone can relate to, going shopping, going to buy a gift, so it is such a simple story but it speaks volumes about an absurd situation on the ground, for sure, and volumes about an absurd situation on the ground, forsure, and i volumes about an absurd situation on the ground, for sure, and ijust think, again, human story is something people can relate to, you know? whether you love your child, whether you love your wife, you want to buy a gift, butjust think about having to go through those obstacles is really absurd. maybe the pandemic has made people a little bit more empathetic in the sense that their freedoms of movement have been somewhat curtailed, whether it is not being able to travel as much or, you know, curfews and things like that, maybe, but, yeah, isee it as

a universal story in many ways. hour a universal story in many ways. how did ou a universal story in many ways. how did you get — a universal story in many ways. how did you get into _ a universal story in many ways. how did you get into this? so, directorial debut. well be working before? 50. directorial debut. well be working before? , ., , before? so, my background is completely — before? so, my background is completely in _ before? so, my background is completely in business - before? so, my background is completely in business and i before? so, my background is i completely in business and finance and from an educational point of view and then i worked in investment banking for a number of years and then i run a business from other number of years so very much the corporate business world and then the short version of the story, since i know we don't have time for the long one is that i went home, so i went to palestine for the first time as an adult about eight years ago. i have been many times as a child. but, as an adult, ijust was blown away about the reality on the ground that some of us think we know and understand but don't, and i came away really feeling compelled to tell these human stories and express myself creatively. i have always loved film and i think it was not one of the most powerful means of meaningful human communication and that was it, i adapted and