In association with Ballysillan Youth Forum & Ligoniel Community Centre Young Women & Young Men's Groups Since the cease fires in the Northern Ireland in 1994, for young people living in interface areas in Belfast the tensions and sectarian strife have continued. People living yards apart are divided, social interaction is impossible and communication difficult. Video has a special role to play in these situations, as it is accessible and can be shown in local centres, broadcast or accessed via the Internet. Northern Visions has good relationships with youth and community workers in both districts and these have been used as the first point of contact for the young people involved in this difficult project. Part of the training process in video production has been designed to give an overview of each district.  These will be shown to the group on the other side. Communication and interaction between the two areas will be limited to this initially and the groups will not work together. Much 'cross community' youth work in the past has consisted of getting young people from both sides together and trying to show them how to live in harmony. While this is a laudable aim, life isn't as simple as that and the success of this approach has been negligible. Discussion among the young people has been around exploring issues of identity, culture and inclusion in their own area. Northern Visions has introduced concepts of media literacy so that the young people come to understand the power of the screen image and how many of their opinions are formed through watching TV, films and the net. This is true in the project areas - Ligoniel and Ballysillan- where TV and video images take on an even greater significance because young people feel isolated and under threat. Much care has been taken to ensure that the project does not fall into the pitfalls of the past. The young people have already expressed a keen interest in developing ideas and gaining skills in video production. The project is also important in building confidence among the young people participating and within the communities in which they live. In all, it may be that the young people never physically meet, (it may also be the case that they do!), but this is not the rationale behind the project. The aim is to provide an opportunity for young people in conflict communities to gain experience in effective communication within and between the communities in which they live.