A Tight 5 Hours

A queer comic performer with a stammer battles his onstage nerves as the worker inside his brain battles to stop him having an onstage meltdown.

The short documentary, A Tight Five Hours, was partly funded through winning £250 SQIFF pitching competition funded by the National Lottery, and created with SQIFF network members kindly donating their time. Featuring collaborations via interviews from fellow performers living with conditions, promoters who are queer allies, plus live footage of my - er - worker inside my brain, the film documents the journey that performers can face when they have barriers due to disability and diversity.

Tight Five is based on my own experiences as a queer stammering comic and the fact that for those of us living with a stammer, our brain chemistry changes when your condition is afflicted. It was not just selected for the SQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) opening night at the Glasgow Film Theatre on October 2024, but also the Minority Film Festival in New York 2024 and Wine Dark Festival in October 2024!

The short fifteen minute film has now been submitted to fourteen more festivals. We are keen to ensure that this film raises more awareness of stammering so please get in touch if you have an opportunity to show this film.

For details, please contact hugoandclay@gmail.com or call 07730 595897