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New film release: Departures the latest comedy-drama from Manchester-based Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely.
Instant chemistry at an airport departures gate. Benji is navigating the ups and downs of relationships with men as he learns to truly love himself. We start at the very end, where Benji is getting dumped by Jake after “an intense two years of secret monthly Amsterdam getaways” Creators of the working-class LGBTQ+ Collective, Departures shares the frenetic energy of Trainspotting and Human Traffic. Lloyd Eyre-Morgan takes the lead, alongside a cast that includes David Tag (Hollyoaks), Tyler Conti (Hollyoaks, The Gentlemen), Liam Boyle (TV’s Robin Hood, Land Girls), Kimberly Hart-Simpson (Coronation Street), Ali Afzal (Unicorns) and Lorraine Stanley (Eastenders). Eyre-Morgan’s TV work includes EastEnders, Waterloo Road and short film Closets, whilst Ely has made Mirrors and recently completed feature Chatlines. They have collaborated on a number of projects including co-directing highly acclaimed short S.A.M. For more, click here
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New film release: Departures the latest comedy-drama from Manchester-based Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely.
Instant chemistry at an airport departures gate. Benji is navigating the ups and downs of relationships with men as he learns to truly love himself. We start at the very end, where Benji is getting dumped by Jake after “an intense two years of secret monthly Amsterdam...
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