Set in 1970s Salford. Amidst a forgotten landscape
of decaying half demolished post war slums; 10-year-old Alan and
his family make their way to the clinic for Mum's regular injection
of Largactil, a torpifying drug intended to subdue her 'schizophrenic'
inner voices and visions.
Alan takes upon himself the responsibility for holding
his family together. He negotiates the two worlds his family inhabit:
his mother's vivid inner world occupied by demons and angels, and
the stark reality of everyday life haunted by poverty and the ever-present
threat of the social services splitting up his family.
To others Alan's family is a world of 'spazos',
of madness, neglect, and eccentricity - a dysfunctional family.
To Alan, it is his family.
Talking with
Angels was directed
by: Yousaf Ali Khan
ZoieFest
2004 presents 2nd Place Special Achievement-- TALKING
WITH ANGELS
