Project Detail

No Man Is an Island

No Man Is an Island

Synopsis

Using both verbatim reconstruction and lip-synched archive, NO MAN IS AN ISLAND examines a tragic story of social shaming in a small island community. As panic about the imminent decriminalisation of homosexuality rises, the media provides a mechanism beyond the judicial one of keeping gay men in their closets.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
23 min 45 sec
Director
John Craine
Producer
Diarmuid Hughes
Executive Producer
Hannah Bush Bailey, Jess Gormley, Ekaterina Ochagavia, Amy Gardner, Iliane Ogilvie Thompson
Editor
Edward Crompton
Director of Photography
John Craine
Production Designer
Gemma Wasley
Sound
Matt Waites
Composer
James Spinney

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

Crunch Point Films

5th Floor
167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF

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