A Tight, Warm Hug

Above poster designed by Wednesday Holmes

A Tight Warm Hug featured in ‘Dream This Silly’ group exhibition at Queer Circle. Photo: Holly Revell (they/she).

A Tight Warm Hug featured in ‘Dream This Silly’ group exhibition at Queer Circle. Installation photos by Lucy Rose Shaftain-Fenner.

A Tight Warm Hug featured in Dreamy Place’s Night Watch Queer Film Trail, Brighton. LGBTQIA+ films projected onto the walls of Brighton’s iconic gay bars in St James’ Street. Photos: Rosie Powell.

A Tight, Warm Hug (2024)
Documentary short film
6 minutes

Tagline
I’m safe, I'm loved and I'm Lucy.

Synopsis
Lucy Rose, a transgender woman, shares her journey of self-love and empowerment since starting hormone replacement therapy three years ago. The film is part animation, part documentary and part VHS archive footage.

Click here to see the film’s awards and screenings.

Quotes

A Tight, Warm Hug is a powerful journey of identity and discovery with a unique approach to a biography documentary" - Alnique Hardware (he/him), GET SEEN Film Festival 2024

"Lucy shares her authentic experience in a beautiful and generous way. She is vulnerable and open, her film truly feels like a tight, warm hug. We are thrilled to have it in our programming for Panorama Film Festival" - Jasper Lior (they/them), Panorama Film Festival

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