Crypsis
2019
9 min
English
A gay asylum seeker is triggered as he attempts to prove his sexuality to the home office.
$1,000
After fleeing for his life, a gay refugee files for asylum in Scotland. Lacking evidence, he decides to photograph himself in the dark techno world of a queer underground scene. Based on accounts of real-life African LGBT refugees and the challenges they face during the asylum process, Crypsis is a raw depiction of a grim reality obscured by vitriolic public debate about refugees and the broken system that surrounds them.
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- Released
- Production
- Riot Productions, The University of The West of Scotland
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Top Cast
David Souk as Ayo Olembe
Anne Bankier as
Top Crew
Christopher McGill · Director, Writer
Angela Ross · Writer
C.J. Lazaretti · Editor
Siobhan Fahey · Producer
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