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

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

Production Status

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

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