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Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist (Dir. Brett Gregory, 2022)

This multi award-winning British feature film follows Old Jack, a grieving ex-English teacher rotting away on welfare benefits in gothic Manchester, confronting the tragic-comic fragments of his shattered past as he takes us on a personal journey through Broken Britain under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, John Major in the 1990s and Boris Johnson in the 2020s.

  • Brett Gregory
    Director
    Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros (2010), Manchester: Beyond Oasis (2012), Liverpool: Beyond The Beatles (2015)
  • Brett Gregory
    Writer
    Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros (2010), Manchester: Beyond Oasis (2012), Liverpool: Beyond The Beatles (2015)
  • Brett Gregory
    Producer
    Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros (2010), Manchester: Beyond Oasis (2012), Liverpool: Beyond The Beatles (2015)
  • Jack Clarke
    Producer
  • Jenny Barnard
    Producer
  • Gwyn Hemmings
    Producer
  • David Howell
    Producer
  • Vedad Rusidovic
    Producer
  • Melanie Robinson
    Producer
  • David Howell
    Key Cast
    ""Jack (aged 50)""
  • James Ward
    Key Cast
    ""Jack (aged 21)""
  • Reuben Clarke
    Key Cast
    ""Jack (aged 13)""
  • Caroline Chesworth
    Key Cast
    ""The Narrator""
  • Julie Hannan
    Key Cast
    "Hannan"
  • Nicki Davy
    Key Cast
    ""Tina""
  • Jenny Owen
    Key Cast
    ""Ruth""
  • Lisa Maguire
    Key Cast
    ""Carol""
  • Emma Bradburn
    Key Cast
    ""Suzy""
  • Wendy Patterson
    Key Cast
    ""Helen""
  • Margot Richardson
    Key Cast
    ""Granny""
  • Gwyn Hemmings
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 39 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Brett Gregory

A former lecturer in Film and Cultural Studies based in Manchester (UK), I have been a creative/commercial independent filmmaker since 2005.

As well as short dramas, music videos and commercial promos, my filmography includes a trilogy of music documentaries called The Beyond Series: Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros (2010), Manchester: Beyond Oasis (2012) and Liverpool: Beyond The Beatles (2015).

My absolute zero budget debut feature film, 'Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist', is a semi-autobiographical exploration of masculinity, morality, identity, social class and storytelling in the North of England.

It was released in May 2022 and took over 6 and a half years to complete.

Since then it has accrued over 100 invaluable Letterboxd and IMDb reviews, and has won over 45 international film awards and festival nominations in 22 countries.

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Director Statement

Writing with light