British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Red Herring

Synopsis

Aged 24, Kit was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. In a small town on the South Coast of England, his dad Lawrence, responds by throwing himself into a series of obscure diversion tactics. From growing herbal medicine in his spare room, to relinquishing his lifelong atheism and secretly attending a local synagogue, he begins to transform his identity for good. His estranged mum, a community nurse who spends her time caring for dying patients, can’t cope with the idea of living through the death of her son and must find a way to reconnect with her son before time runs out.
What follows is Kit’s journey into the depths of the soul. As both filmmaker and character, he examines the nuances of living with a terminal disease and dissects the fear that comes with it. The film weaves a tapestry of each character's experience that unravels from a single moment that tore their lives apart and creates a powerful portrait of a dysfunctional family battling with issues of spirituality, kinship and death, whilst proving that humour and love always prevail.
Official Selection True/False Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2023 - European premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023
Visit Film Website

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 min
Format
4k
Director
Kit Vincent 1st Feature
Producer
Edward Owles
Co-Producer
Dea Gjinovci
Executive Producer
Hannah Bush Bailey, Rachel Wexler, Jez Lewis, Alex Lieberman, Gary Lieberman
Editor
Harriet Brooks-Ward, David Higgs
Director of Photography
Kit Vincent, Rik Burnell
Sound
Adina Istrate
Composer
Xav Clarke

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Good Kid Films production in association with Bright West Entertainment and Postcode Films, supported by BFI Doc Society, The Whickers, France Televisions, Jewish Story Partners, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Jewish Film Institute

Good Kid Films

c/o Ed Owles
Europa House
Goldstone Villas
Hove
BN 3RQ

Sales Company

Cinephil

Olivier Tournaud
18 Levontin Street
Tel Aviv 6511207
Israel

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

A Distant Call A Distant Call

Director: Andrea Suwito

Year: 2026

In the ancient Bugis way of life in Indonesia, gender non-binary ‘bissu’ were once revered spiritual leaders. Eka, one of the last remaining bissu, decides to leave behind their identity, searching for belonging in a world that insists on definitions.

Asian
Solstice on Grímsey Island Nation

Director: Nikolai Galitzine

Year: 2026

When a church burns down in a storm, a remote arctic community come together to preserve their identity as they face an uncertain future.

Climate / Environment
A reality TV presenter speaks to the camera, looking directly into the lens. Tops

Director: Ames Pennington

Year: 2024

A fun pastiche of chaotic, brash, self-deprecating and clueless 1990s/2000s British reality TV, TOPS sees self-proclaimed future award-winning filmmaker Ames Pennington present their landmark faux-documentary. Casting themselves as an invasive TV presenter, Ames goes on a satirical odyssey through the lives and homes of four unique individuals, exploring the crucial question that defines the transmasc experience: “What TOP did you want to wear after TOP surgery?” Official Selection BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024 - World premiere Official Selection Kashish Pride Film Festival 2024 - International premiere

Comedy Docufiction LGBTQIA+