Broken Britain
Sunday 21st September 14:30pm (60m)
After over a decade of austerity, what does life look like beyond the headlines? From healthcare to education, the cost of baby formula to the absence of accountability, these films offer a window into the lived realities.
Content Guidance: racism, abortion/miscarriage/loss of a child
DARK SKIN BRUISES DIFFERENTLY
Children lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi?
Director: Susan Wokoma
Writer: Susan Wokoma
Producer: Maëva Demurger, Susan Wokoma
DELIVERY
Newly-qualified midwife Mary experiences the most physically and psychologically challenging night shift of her career as she oversees two life-and-death pregnancy cases.
Director: Ben Lankester
Writer: Ben Lankester
Producer: Bophanie Lun, Joe Binks
MILK
A young single mother struggling to breastfeed her newborn child goes on a mission to secure milk formula for her baby.
Director: Naomi Waring
Writer: Naomi Waring
Producer: Fern Scott
THE REMOVED
Thinking she is alone, a woman desperately searches the woods for a hidden secret.
Director: Rebecca Rose
Writer: Rebecca Rose
Producer: John Rose, Rebecca Rose
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