THE GUARDIAN | DIRECTOR & EDITOR
RIP SENI
A short documentary (20mins) about mental health, injustice and art
Overnight on 24th June 2020, graffiti reading ‘RIP SENI’ appeared on a public artwork outside Bethlem Royal Hospital, London.
It referred to Seni Lewis, a 23-year-old black man from Croydon who died at the hands of police officers while in the care of the hospital in 2010.
This film is a reaction to that event. Reflecting multiple perspectives, it explores what happened to Seni, the crisis of mental health and
racism in the UK, the long fight for justice and what happens when members of the public take art into their own hands.
Festivals
(UK) Sheffield Doc Fest: Short Documentary UK Competition
(UK) Bolton International Film Festival: Documentary
(Canada) Edmonton International Film Festival: Short Film Documentary
(US) Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival: Short Documentary
(US) Chagrin Documentary Film Festival: Short Documentary
(UK) Aesthetica Film Festival: Short Documentary
(Canada) Montreal Black International Film Festival: Short Documentary
(UK) London Short Film Festival
(Sweden) CinemAfrica
Awards
Montreal Black International Film Festival: Prix Choix du Jury Mention Spéciale (Special mention at the jury’s choice award for Best short doc)