HARRY Potter was left in the shade as young directors from York's care system premiered their own hard-hitting film... Care To Listen.
The City Screen showing was packed by council staff and workers from a wide range of care agencies.
It used first person interviews to tell of the difficulties faced by 16-year-olds leaving care and faced, for the first time, with life on their own.
And it challenged the stereotypes that paint a grim picture of unemployment, homelessness, drug abuse and crime.
It was made by members of the York Aftercare Support Group, set up in 1997 for 16 to 24-year-olds to help them build their lives.
Group member Karl Hesmondhalgh, 22, said: "The video was great to make because it has helped to get a message across about the things we have experienced as care leavers, both good and bad."
Updated: 10:43 Thursday, November 22, 2001
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