My Life with UCC's Stephen Bean: 'I found friendship in a leper colony'

The retired filmmaker opens up about a formative experience that shaped his relationships

Stephen Bean at his home in Drimoleague, West Cork. Picture: Andy Gibson.

My mother co-managed a leper colony. It redefined the way I think about human interaction.

Picture the scene. It’s 1961 and I’m a young white boy living in a small village named Zomba in Malawi.