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Isabel鈥檚 Independence

Isabel, 58, has decided to start over by moving from Spain to Edinburgh. Her business collapsed, and she is now looking for independence, but that means leaving her husband behind.

Isabel, 58, like many other Spaniards, migrated to Edinburgh looking for a new opportunity. After her business in Spain collapsed following years of financial crisis, she left her husband behind with one goal in mind: saving enough money to recover. However, she did not count on so many obstacles: Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, her language barrier and a growing joint and muscle pain caused by her physical jobs.

She cleans in the mornings and delivers in the evenings, and when she gets home she has five hours to sleep. Isabel wants to be part of the Scottish culture, but how can she when she has no time to learn English, no time to socialise and when her body aches so much at the end of the day?

27 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Director Inma de Reyes
Director Nelisa Alcalde
Producer Noe Mendelle
Executive Producer Tony Nellany
Executive Producer Leslie Finlay
Editor Ona Bartroli
Music Jonathan Fyfe

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