Real stories of those patients who awaiting organ donations are told in a new documentary film.

More than 1,150 Asians are currently awaiting an organ in the United Kingdom. 

These patients, on average, wait a year longer for a transplant, putting their lives in grave danger. 

By some estimates, Asian and African people are three times more likely to need an organ transplant, while less than one percent of people on the NHS Organ Donor Register.

A graduate student at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) studying Socially Engaged Art (SEA) has chosen to highlight this crisis through film.

'PRANA - Life in You' illuminates the issues related to organ donation and transplantation in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in UK. 

The film was designed to raise and sustain awareness about the importance of organ donation among Asians. 

Jaison Chacko Mathew, uses the medium of film to weave together true stories from Asians in England waiting for an organ due to chronic or acute illness.

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Chacko Mathew, an Indian-born media professional living in England, is a freelance videographer who holds a degree in media production and technology. 

He is currently pursuing a master’s in photography at University of Central Lancashire as well as a PG Diploma in Photography from British Academy of Photography.

He said, “As part of my uni project in Socially Engaged Art, I chose to focus on the community issue of organ donation among the Asian diaspora in the UK,” 

“I am creating this documentary film with the help of few Asian friends who are interested in filmmaking to make this project more collaborative. 

"We’re very honoured to be able to share the stories of real people affected by this pressing issue.”

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