When Ben is told to "get out a bit more" he goes on a search for a sense of belonging in this short piece of docu-fiction covertly filmed at the 2016 European Football Championships
Did you ever feel like you just wanted to belong? To feel part of something bigger? In Oscar Hudson’s powerful short Joy in People, we follow the film’s central character Ben, as he goes on the search for a sense of belonging after his counsellor tells him “there’s joy in other people”. Covertly filmed amid the very real crowds of the 2016 European Football Championships and released just as the 2018 World Cup has come to an end, though football supporters feature heavily in Hudson’s film, it tackles much bigger themes – from happiness to nationality.
Joy in People is an unusual film for many reasons. Firstly, its docu-fiction approach means that even though its storyline is fictional, the film feels incredibly believable, to the point where it’s almost painfully uncomfortable to watch its lead character go through this experience. Secondly, it covers such a range of subjects, from religion to mental health, in its brief 15-minute run-time, it’s somewhat dizzying to take it all in.
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When Ben is told to "get out a bit more" he goes on a search for a sense of belonging in this short piece of docu-fiction covertly filmed at the 2016 European Football Championships
Did you ever feel like you just wanted to belong? To feel part of something bigger? In Oscar Hudson’s powerful short Joy in People, we follow the film’s central character Ben, as he goes on the search for a sense of belonging after his counsellor tells him “there’s joy in other people”. Covertly filmed amid the very real crowds of the 2016 European Football Championships and released just as the 2018 World Cup has come to an end, though football supporters feature heavily in Hudson’s film, it tackles much bigger themes – from happiness to nationality.
Joy in People is an unusual film for many reasons. Firstly, its docu-fiction approach means that even though its storyline is fictional, the film feels incredibly believable, to the point where it’s almost painfully uncomfortable to watch its lead character go through this experience. Secondly, it covers such a range of subjects, from religion to mental health, in its brief 15-minute run-time, it’s somewhat dizzying to take it all in.
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When Ben is told to "get out a bit more" he goes on a search for a sense of belonging in this short piece of docu-fiction covertly filmed at the 2016 European Football Championships
Did you ever feel like you just wanted to belong? To feel part of something bigger? In Oscar Hudson’s powerful short Joy in People, we follow the film’s central character Ben, as he goes on the search for a sense of belonging after his counsellor tells him “there’s joy in other people”. Covertly filmed amid the very real crowds of the 2016 European Football Championships and released just as the 2018 World Cup has come to an end, though football supporters feature heavily in Hudson’s film, it tackles much bigger themes – from happiness to nationality.
Joy in People is an unusual film for many reasons. Firstly, its docu-fiction approach means that even though its storyline is fictional, the film feels incredibly believable, to the point where it’s almost painfully uncomfortable to watch its lead character go through this experience. Secondly, it covers such a range of subjects, from religion to mental health, in its brief 15-minute run-time, it’s somewhat dizzying to take it all in.
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