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The Mask

Personal exploration of identity and autism, with a splash of Al Murray.

Documentary 2017 4 mins

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Overview

Sharif Persaud takes us on a journey along a coastal path and into his personal experience of autism, all the while dressed in one of his favourite celebrity masks – Al Murray. He tells us about the questions he asks when he’s wearing the mask, his medical interests and what happened when his house caught on fire. When he arrives at a theatre in a neighbouring town he poses a few questions to Murray himself.

The film was produced by Screen South for the Ignition Random Acts scheme, a series of ﬁlms celebrating England’s most exciting 16 - 24 year-old artists and ﬁlmmakers in partnership with Arts Council England and Channel 4.

Director

Sharif Persaud

Featuring

Sharif Persaud and Al Murray

Genres

Documentary and Performance

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Accessibility

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