Stephen + Q&A
Catch a preview of Stephen, an innovative and urgent documentary about a man's quest to transform his life after a legacy of trauma and addiction, at Glasgow Film Theatre as part of SMHAF 2024.
About Stephen + Q&A
A preview of this innovative and urgent documentary about a man’s quest to transform his life after a legacy of trauma and addiction, featuring a post-screening discussion with director Melanie Manchot, cast member Anthony Woolley and Glasgow-based gambling harm campaigner Martin Paterson.
Stephen is auditioning to play himself in an inventive, cinematic and moving exploration of addiction and mental health.
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 Giddings, a character recovering from gambling and alcohol addictions.
References to the first police crime reconstruction, filmed in Liverpool in 1901, are a reminder that addiction has long existed within the fabric of our culture. 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.
Visually striking, Stephen, is a startling record of this form of treatment and a reminder of how dextrous the documentary form can be.
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