MERSEY-based mental health campaigner Angela Samata last night walked the red carpet at the BAFTA awards for her BBC documentary Life After Suicide.
The former Walker Art Gallery exhibitons officer attended the ceremony, at London's Royal Festival Hall, rubbing shoulders with a plethora of famous people including Justin Timberlake, Mary Berry and Idris Elba.
In the event, Ms Samata's programme, which explored the taboo of suicicde and the impact of the sudden death of her husband, Mark, 12 years ago, lost out to My Son the Jihadi in the Best Single Documentary category. It was also up against Bitter Lake and Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids.
The Birkenhead mum of two boys was named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2015 last June. The title acknowledged her work chairing the Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide group a self-help organisation run by the bereaved and for the bereaved. It currently helps around 7000 people each year and has has groups in Liverpool, Wirral and St.Helens.
Angela Samata in Life After SuicideMs Samata said: “Just to have been nominated for this prestigious award (the BAFTA) is a huge victory as it once again opens the discussion around suicide and those affected by it. Creating our documentary wouldn’t have been possible without a huge team effort and such generous contributors, and I would like to thank everyone involved.
“The competition in the category was fierce and I would like to extend my congratulations to the team and contributors to the winning documentary, My Son The Jihadi as well as the other nominees."
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