Saving Face
A mother attempts to forgive the man who killed her son.
This short drama has been developed with Kestrel Theatre through workshops that involved men with lived experience of the criminal justice system, as well as restorative justice. Using methods of improvisation and devising, we workshopped ideas around harm, rehabilitation and forgiveness, which Simon Longman (C4, Royal Court) built on to write the script for Saving Face. The film stars Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Ricardo Thomas, a member of Kestrel Theatre's alumni.