Tag: Childhood Trauma

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Alex Lanipekun on ECHOES and the Silence Around Male Trauma

The writer-director behind the Oscar-qualified drama explores male mental health and childhood trauma with an acclaimed British cast led by Ashley Walters and Leo Gregory. Main photo by David Buttle For Alex Lanipekun, ECHOES began with conversations among male friends about something deceptively simple: why men can find it so difficult to say they need help. Those discussions became more personal when Lanipekun spoke to his father about … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Alex Lanipekun on ECHOES and the Silence Around Male Trauma

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Academy Awards, Live action short

ECHOES Review: Alex Lanipekun Delivers a Powerful, Unflinching Drama About the Scars Men Carry

★★★★★ There are films that announce their importance loudly, and there are films that trust the audience enough to let their meaning slowly take hold. Alex Lanipekun’s ECHOES belongs firmly to the latter. Oscar-qualified and featuring an exceptional British ensemble led by Ashley Walters and Leo Gregory, ECHOES is a beautifully controlled, deeply affecting examination of childhood trauma, male friendship and the damage that can remain hidden long after … Continue reading ECHOES Review: Alex Lanipekun Delivers a Powerful, Unflinching Drama About the Scars Men Carry

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REVIEW: In the Quiet Corners of Childhood: RECESSES Confronts the Pain We Can’t See

Dylan Trupiano’s Recesses is a profoundly moving short film that offers a poignant and intricately layered exploration of hidden childhood trauma, delicately navigating the complex intersection of pain and repression. The story centers on Sherry (Solia Cates), a compassionate school secretary who stays behind with Bailey (Charles John Wilson), a young student disciplined for creating an “inappropriate” drawing. As their time together unfolds within the … Continue reading REVIEW: In the Quiet Corners of Childhood: RECESSES Confronts the Pain We Can’t See

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