The Walk

Production Country: UK
Running Time: 12mins
Year: 2023

Pilgrimage or purgatory? Every Wednesday Amar endures a 24-mile round trip on foot to the JobCentre and back to sign on. Today the walk is particularly gruelling as he grapples with the recent death of his father, avoiding a phone call he’s too ashamed to face.

FILM CREW:
Director: Michael Jobling
Producer: Anna Griffin
Writer: Sophie Ellerby
DOP: Jermaine Edwards
Editor: Michael Jobling
Sound Design: The M1
Production Design: Elissa Morton
Costume Design: Sally Hodgson
Hair & Makeup: Faye Russell

Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Harpal Hayer


FESTIVALS:
British Shorts January 2024
BFI London International Film Festival October 2023
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival August 2023