Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. He finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times, with poverty and crime on the rise. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with now openly gay Cal.

Navigating his way across this new landscape Cal meets a young student who needs his help, but an act of kindness soon brings the local underworld to his door. This is an intense tale of a family angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.

Set in contemporary England, Cal is a powerful drama and the follow-up to the hit 2009 film, Shank.

In this post-screening Q&A Director Christian Martin discusses shooting in Bristol, using different areas for different moods, and incorporating real-life events like the riots and Occupy Bristol. Along with Cinematographer Jack O'Dowd he discusses the aesthetic choices made in the film, sound design and special effects.

This event was presented as part of Bristol Pride's All Our Love season at Watershed. With thanks to POUT, an initiative by UK distributors Peccadillo Pictures that helps bring LGBT cinema to our screens.

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Posted on Sun 14 July 2013.

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