Bradford 4 Better is a short documentary exploring the litter picking community of Bradford pre-pandemic (Covid-19) in 2019. Bradford 4 Better made a wide impact during that time; 4000 people joined the group and news outlets such as the Telegraph & Argus started reporting on it. This film was shown at The Light cinema in Bradford Centre as part of a 1 week social entrepreneurial festival hosted by Redbull Amaphiko and 30 Chapel Street in Little Germany. Aerial views of Bradford City...

Bradford 4 Better is a short documentary exploring the litter picking community of Bradford pre-pandemic (Covid-19) in 2019. Bradford 4 Better made a wide impact during that time; 4000 people joined the group and news outlets such as the Telegraph & Argus started reporting on it. This film was shown at The Light cinema in Bradford Centre as part of a 1 week social entrepreneurial festival hosted by Redbull Amaphiko and 30 Chapel Street in Little Germany. Aerial views of Bradford City Centre and surrounding areas are shown. Caption reads ‘Bradford, UK’. A group of volunteer litter-pickers in green high-visibility jackets are shown walking together holding grabber tools and bin bags; they are mostly children or young people. One boy looks directly at the camera. The back of their jackets reads ‘ARK ACADEMY’ written in pen. A young girl speaks face to camera. Another aerial view of Bradford is shown. The litter pickers are shown crossing Shearbridge Road in Bradford together. They pick up litter with the grabbers and put it into the bin bags. A woman talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Zaynab - Teacher/Ark Academy’. The group continue to pick litter on the streets of Bradford, and chat amongst themselves. A woman talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Aisha/Ark Academy’. The group continue to pick litter on the streets of Bradford, and chat amongst themselves. A logo is shown on the back of some of the high-visibility jackets which reads ‘Millat-e-Islamia Educational Trust.’ A woman talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Inayah Sher: Founder of Bradford 4 Better’. The Millat-e-Islamia building in Bradford is shown. The group continues to pick litter on the streets of Bradford. A man talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Mukhtar Ali: B4B Core Member/Millat E Islamia Masjid’. The group continues to pick litter on the streets of Bradford. Aerial views of Bradford are shown. A sign is shown on the front of a building which reads: ‘Masjid Bilal - Madrassah Talemul Islam’. One member of the group is shown shovelling rubbish from the side of the road and putting it into a bin bag. Another member points out a cleaned up alleyway with his litter grabber. He then points out a section which still needs some attention. He continues to walk down the street and greets another local resident, before addressing the camera. A caption reads: ‘Muqadas Khan: Human Relief Foundation’. He meets the rest of the group and throws some bin bags to some of the members. The group are shown walking up a street carrying full bin bags and litter picking equipment. A man talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Mukhtar Ali: B4B Core Member/Millat E Islamia Masjid’. Some of the litter pickers are shown smiling and laughing to each other. A man talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Hafiz Khan: BFB Core Member/Shop Owner’. Aerial views of Bradford City Centre are shown. The group are shown continuing to pick litter on the streets of Bradford. A woman talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Inayah Sher: Founder of Bradford 4 Better’. The group are shown continuing to pick litter on the streets of Bradford. A man talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Mukhtar Ali: B4B Core Member/Millat E Islamia Masjid’. The group are shown continuing to pick litter on the streets of Bradford. A woman talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Inayah Sher: Founder of Bradford 4 Better’. A man talks face-to-camera. A caption reads: ‘Hafiz Khan: BFB Core Member/Shop Owner’. The group are shown continuing to pick litter on the streets of Bradford. Some of the members of the group pose and wave to the camera with their litter picking equipment and high visibility jackets. The group are shown walking away together with bags of litter. A young girl speaks face to camera. Aerial views of Bradford are shown. Credits - ‘Join Bradford 4 Better on Facebook to find out more’. Credits - ‘Directed by Pishdaad Modaressi Chahardehi’. Credits - ‘Special thanks to Bradford 4 Better’. Credits - ‘www.anarchycinema.com’.