Growing up in early 80s London, filmmaker Bill Watts lost contact with his teenage friends after their cocaine and heroin habits spiralled out of control. A brutally exposing letter on a friend’s Facebook page was the catalyst for Bill to reconnect with his old friends who agree to take part in this film, and in doing so, shed light on the horrific secret that has haunted their lives. None of them had ever discussed their trauma, not even with each other, until now.
Swedish Synopsis
Ett självutlämnande Facebook-inlägg från en gammal vän utlöser en resa tillbaka i tiden för filmskaparen som förlorat kontakten med ungdomsvännerna i London. Nu, över 30 år senare, söker han upp dem för att finna de verkliga orsakerna bakom deras kamp med missbruk. Mörka hemligheter från det förflutna kommer upp till ytan som länge dolts av en tystnadskultur.
Credits
- Original titleThe Dear John Letter
- DirectorsBill Watts
- CountrySweden, United Kingdom
- Year2024
- Time99 Minutes
- TopicBiography, Personal, Social Issue
Booking
For booking information, please contact maja@doclounge.se
Upcoming events
Oct 23 Wed 18:00
Skeppet GBG, Amerikagatan 2, Göteborg
Doc Lounge Club event
Oct 22 Tue 19:00
Babel, Spångatan 38, Malmö
Doc Lounge Club event