Johnny

An intimate, quietly moving short in which one man reflects on lifelong exclusion and the slow cost of being yourself.

Directed by

Hugh Rodgers

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Johnny Maughan

Overview

As a young man from the Travelling community, Johnny Maughan always felt different. Growing up all around Ireland and the UK he experienced discrimination wherever he went – in every new school, in every town he was isolated and called names – a knacker, a pikey, a gypsy – and so he learned to stick with his own. But as Johnny got older, he began feeling different even within his own community when he started to realise he was gay.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, identity, sexuality, race

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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