Birmingham SHOUT Gay + Lesbian Film Festival 2009

A super-political lesbian collecting signatures for a gay marriage petition encounters a conservative, craft-loving housewife who refuses to sign her name. Determined to obtain her signature, the lesbian follows the housewife on her daily errands, berating her with pro-marriage rhetoric and, ultimately, employing a little craftiness of her own.

James has learnt to be withdrawn and secretive in a family with long buried secrets. Lonely and confused, he is drawn to one of his schoolteachers, Mr Sutherland, focusing on him as the one person who might understand his inner turmoil. When an older man approaches him in a public toilet, James panics and calls his mother, but refuses to tell her what happened. Late that night, James listens to his parents arguing about him. His fathers offhanded dismissal of his mothers concern results in a vicious row. When a devastated James turns to Mr Sutherland for help, the teachers response leads James to take an irrevocable step.