Drowning

Drowning is a solo project and personal reflection on parenting in poverty.

  • Gemma Whitworth
    Writer/ Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Sheffield Hallam University
  • Showroom Shorts
    Sheffield
    United Kingdom
    June 20, 2023
  • Mansfield Town Film Festival
    Mansfield
    United Kingdom
    July 14, 2023
  • Small Axe - Radical Short Film Awards
    Chepstow
    United Kingdom
    August 4, 2023
    Jury Award - Best Student Documentary and Audience Award - Best Student Documentary
  • Women X Film Festival
    Darlington
    United Kingdom
    September 10, 2023
    Best Northern Film
  • Spirit of Independence Film Festival
    Sheffield
    United Kingdom
    September 30, 2023
  • Discover Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 28, 2023
  • Sunderland Short Film Festival
    Sunderland
    United Kingdom
    October 22, 2023
  • Birkenhead International Film Festival
    Birkenhead
    United Kingdom
    October 21, 2023
Director Biography

After a decade and a half as a single parent, struggling to make ends meet working in hospitality Gemma took a huge leap and started a film production degree. After three years of juggling parenting, work and study Drowning is Gemma's graduation film. Growing up in a working class home, in a South Yorkshire pit village, she was always told that film isn't a real career - but maybe, now she's 40, it might be.

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