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Visually striking, Stephen is a startling record of the lives of people who deal with addictions and a reminder of how dextrous this documentary form can be.
Visual artist Melanie Manchot works with a recovery group in Liverpool, who take up roles in a semi-fictional film-within-a-film that explores addiction and mental health from multiple perspectives.
It is centred around Stephen, a character recovering from gambling and alcohol addictions.
It’s a tough process and emotionally charged scenes reveal inner truths, which gain additional power when the people playing the roles are, in some sense, playing themselves.
With references to the first police crime reconstruction, filmed in Liverpool in 1901, we are a reminded that addiction has long existed within the fabric of our culture.
Following the film, there will be a Q&A with the film’s director Melanie Manchot, hosted by Michael Bernardin Lecturer, Undergraduate Drama and Course Director, MA Theatre Directing at the University of East Anglia.
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Certificate: Not rated yet, 18+
Length: 93 minutes
Director: Melanie Manchot
Cast: Michelle Collins, Stephen Giddings and Paislie Reid
Dates and times
Thursday 23 May 2024 | 7:30 pm