0:00:02 > 0:00:05Cardiff Bay is the most culturally diverse area in Wales.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08It was a perfect location for It's My Shout to base their film, Stone Soup.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12It was filmed in Grangetown, Butetown and Riverside
0:00:12 > 0:00:13and the BBC Drama Studios.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Ex-Welsh international footballer Nathan Blake has helped
0:00:19 > 0:00:21It's My Shout find talent in the area.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26There are 19 nationalities involved in the film
0:00:26 > 0:00:29and he went to meet some of the crew to see why the sense of community
0:00:29 > 0:00:32in the Bay is still so strong.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I love our community because I think they're so integrated
0:00:35 > 0:00:37and everyone's always looking after each other.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Everyone's, you know, I think people say, you know, everyone's
0:00:40 > 0:00:43always up in everyone's business but I don't think that's the case.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I think it's... Everyone's really helpful, friendly.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47It's a lovely community, yeah.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Stone Soup, in a sense,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53celebrates the strength of the community in Cardiff Bay.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Community is very important. I think it brings everyone together.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Sometimes you don't know the people in your community
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and I think if you work with the community,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04meet your community, you get to know your community and everyone
0:01:04 > 0:01:08knows each other and you could help each other out, I suppose.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Lead actor Anthony Corria works at the Roath Lock Studios
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and has lived in the Bay for most of his life.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19He sees similarities between his own community and the climax of the film.
0:01:19 > 0:01:26And it becomes a celebration of basically neighbours
0:01:26 > 0:01:30coming to celebrate one thing that's being created for them
0:01:30 > 0:01:32all to become closer
0:01:32 > 0:01:35and appreciate and respect each other.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40The It's My Shout team held workshops in the area for two months.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43More than 100 people turned up for a pilot episode.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48They then had to be cast in roles as supporting actors or in
0:01:48 > 0:01:51important jobs behind the camera, where they would receive tuition.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54Nathan spoke to a trainee runner,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57who had been there throughout this process.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01I'm Zimbabwean-born, but I was Welsh-raised.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I came to the country about, yeah, about 15 years ago.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I am involved with the community.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11But this project has kind of, in a way,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14ripped out the middleman and it's just...
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Galvanised what you want to do.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Yeah, and it's just like boom! I'm straight in there today.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24I've learned so much since this whole programme started.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Mmm.- I've met directors, I've met actors, actresses.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- I feel like I want it even more now. - Even more, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- I feel like I want even more. - You can taste it.- Yeah.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35I can smell it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's My Shout also went out to some local events,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40like the Grangetown fete.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43This is where they found their leading actress.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- How have you enjoyed your experience so far?- Really, really good.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- I love it.- Yeah?- It's amazing.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- So is this the first time you've ever acted?- Yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Yeah?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- And how old's young Aaliyah? - Oh, 12.- Yeah?- Just turned 12.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16And does she harbour ambitions to be an actress?
0:03:16 > 0:03:22She'd never really thought about it, but is always doing movie stars
0:03:22 > 0:03:26and videos on her iPad, and just absolutely loves the camera.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Just a typical teenager.- Yeah.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And how did you get involved with It's My Shout?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Um, I was in the fete doing my karate demonstration to raise
0:03:40 > 0:03:42money to go to places around the world.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- She does karate for Karate Wales... - OK.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- ..and travels round doing international competitions.- OK.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51So she's used to being under pressure.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56And Naiomi saw me doing it and she asked my mum if I liked drama.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- M'hm.- And she said, "Come to the auditions on Friday".
0:03:59 > 0:04:01So then I went and that's how I got the part.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And the rest is history!
0:04:04 > 0:04:05After making Stone Soup,
0:04:05 > 0:04:10the Bay community are eager to build on their film-making experience.