BCMD VOICES

A short documentary to tell the stories of two families from Punjab whose family laid roots in the 1950s.

The aim of the film is to show the shared history between these families and others in the black country and help celebrate diversity.

In the 1950s, families travelled thousands of miles from Punjab to the foundries, factories and streets of the Black Country, answering Britain’s call for workers and building new lives far from home.

They brought language, faith, food, music and tradition.
They built businesses, raised children, and shaped communities.
They helped forge the Black Country we know today.

BCMD Voices shares the stories of the Singh, Khanpur and Chahal families stories of courage, migration, belonging and pride.

Through memories, homes and everyday moments, this film honours the generations who laid roots here and celebrates the diversity that strengthens our region.

Because the Black Country’s history isn’t just industrial.
It’s cultural.
It’s shared.
It’s human.

This is about heritage.
This is about community.
This is about unity.

Different journeys. Shared home. One Black Country.

BCMD Voices A film by Black Country Multicultural Day Based on a concept by Frank Prazer.