Silent Men + Q&A

This preview screening is part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival and will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director, Duncan Cowles. 

Why do so many men struggle to show their feelings? 

Part therapy, part road trip, BAFTA award winning filmmaker Duncan Cowles asks men how they open up in order to directly address his own difficulties in being intimate and open with his loved ones. 

With profound honesty and deadpan wit, Silent Men intertwines awkward conversations and the filmmaking process, asking what makes men tick, and more importantly, how to come to terms with all aspects of health, both physical and mental. 

Exploring aspects of masculinity that all too often are little discussed, this film opens the door for other ways of being, communicating and healing, as well as attempting to define masculinity. 

The film had its World Premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2024 in the International First Features Competition and was awarded a Special Mention by the jury. The film also came 6th in the audience votes from over 115 films.