Unauthorised Absence

Synopsis

A single mother fighting for support for her autistic daughter is fined, threatened and pushed to breaking point by an education system that wasn’t built for them.

Cast

Emily Bruni

Mum

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Beatrice Flaherty

Thea

Cathy Tyson

Headteacher

Anna Maxwell Martin

School Secretary

Natalie Lauren

Teacher

Amy Booth-Steel

CAMHS Worker

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Nicole Sadie Sawyerr

School SENCO

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Sabil Suleman

Education Welfare Officer

Crew

Art

• Sarah Mursal Production Design

Camera

• Evelin van Rei Director of Photography
• Ben Peter Catchpole Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Jojo Davies Prosthetic Makeup Artist
• Varvara Zabezhinskaya Prosthetic Makeup Artist
• Begoña Fernández Martín Prosthetic Designer

Crew

• Nolan Kelly Thanks

Directing

• Georgia Parris Director

Editing

• Zeb Achonu Editor
• Greg Fisher Colorist

Production

• Natalie Lauren Producer
• Alix Wilton Regan Executive Producer
• Anna Maxwell Martin Executive Producer
• Jennifer English Executive Producer
• Hugh Viney Executive Producer
• Sarah Mursal Production Designer
• Emma Sylvester Casting Director

Sound

• Isin Eray Music
• Udit Duseja Sound Designer

Writing

• Jo Clayton Writer