Format Short film
Year 2018
With the support of Random Acts North
Aquired by BBC3
Written & Directed by Thomas Payton-Greene
Produced by Lilian Hess
Performers Chihiro Kawasaki, Jack Thomson, Jordan Ajadi, Peter Groom, Roy Mortons & Serhat Metin 
Director of Photography Tom Doran
Production Designer Catiana Becker
Hair & Make-up Paula Barjau
Runner/BTS Photographer Anna McNutt


Thomas Payton-Greene’s audio-visual poem playfully picks apart the alpha male stereotype, and appeals to men to allow themselves expressions of vulnerability. The idea was inspired by Payton-Greene’s own relationship with his father; particularly by the fact that the two of them had never hugged. With a cast made up primarily of dancers, the film therefore seeks to meet its audience on a deeply physical level.