Release Date

29 May, 2025

Runtime

00:24: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A short verbatim documentary that tells the story of how the Isle of Man came to decriminalise homosexual acts in 1992. The film follows the parliamentary debates around changing the law, the febrile atmosphere on the island as activists protested at Tynwald Day, the 1991 general election campaign where gay sex seemed to be on the ballot, and the police raids of public toilets where gay men would meet. The film specially explores ideas around social shame and the media as an extra-judicial mechanism for social control in small communities.

Original Title

No Man Is an Island

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Actors

James Northcote

Nigel Hastings

Samuel Holland

Edward Crompton

Anthony Crank

Zoe Guilford

Andi McCormick

Howard Caine

Matthew Bridson

Barbara Quilliam

Liam Behan

Charlie Henry

Shawn Sturnick

Phil Gawne

Lisa Kreisky

Celia Joughin

Andrew Willoughby

James Trewin

Billy Newton

Geoff Pugh

Garry Eissen

Crew