HANGING ON

doc | 10 mins | 2021

An experimental doc that spotlights the strength of a community when faced with eviction. HANGING ON reminds us about the struggles of people who are slipping through the cracks of society and what it means to have a home.

cast RESIDENTS OF LS26
director ALFIE BARKER
producer HOLLIE BRYAN
executive producer LISA MARIE RUSSO
production manager HANNAH BUSH BAILEY
director of photography BEN G. BROWN
sound recording, design & mix ROB WINGFIELD
editor ALFIE BARKER
vfx artist OWAIN STREET
colourist CAROLINE MORIN
production assistants BETHANY GOODE, JACK KING
composer BENJAMIN SQUIRES
location manager PAUL COVERDALE
stunt co-ordinator JUSTIN PEARSON
funded by BFI DOC SOCIETY
a COSMOSQAURE FILMS production

"it’s hard to see Hanging On making the same kind of
impact without its incredible visual approach" - Short Of The Week

AWARDS
grierson awards - shortlist for best doc short film
british independent film awards (bifa) - longlist for best british short film
european short film audience award nominee (esfaa)
encounters film festival - best british short film & uk audience award
aesthetica short film festival - best of fest & best documentary
sony future filmmaker awards - shortlisted for best non-fiction
uk film festival - best doc short film
kinsale shark award - shortlist for best doc short

"Barker employs harnesses and special effects to
powerfully depict the act of hanging on" - NOWNESS

OFFICIAL SELECTION
world premiere sheffield doc fest 2021
international premiere tiff 2021 *nominee
encounters ff bfi lff, find me here
uppsala sff *nominee
raindance ff, burning passions
aesthetica short ff
norwich iff *nominee
interfilm berlin international sff *nominee
leeds iff, british shorts *nominee
folkestone doc ff uk film festival *nominee
london short ff
tampere ff *nominee
aspen shortsfest ff *nominee
clermont-ferrand international ff
go short international ff
brussels short ff
independent cinema office (ico), shorts selection 2022
+more