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
INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE (ICO), part of the SHORTS selection 2022

"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 2022
Tampere FF *NOMINEE
Aspen Shortsfest FF *NOMINEE
Clermont-Ferrand International FF
Go Short International FF
Brussels Short FF
+ more