![]() ![]() Improves understanding of domestic abuse amongst employers and provides a catalyst for improved workplace policies and procedures to support victims ![]() Provides a medium for training people in the public and voluntary sectors to more easily recognise and support people suffering from domestic abuse Increases understanding of why leaving abuse can often be so difficult for the victim – Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales – Rutger Haur, Actor “The film is so good and the messages so relevant that I very much hope it can have a national audience.” Actors, director, writer and cameraman all deserve great praise.” “A powerful, tense and beautifully handled piece about a very difficult but important subject. Leaving is a powerful and multi award winning short film drama that tells the story of Helen (Kierston Wareing, BAFTA Best Actress Nominee - Ken Loache’s It’s a Free World), and her attempt to break free from her violent husband Jim (Johnny Harris, Paul Andrew Williams’ London To Brighton). This twenty-minute short film aims to offer a glimpse into the long and arduous process of safely leaving an abusive relationship, as well as confront the deep-rooted social misconception that those living with domestic violence ‘should just walk away’. ![]()
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