A short and personal female-centred documentary about addiction and long-term recovery from it. This film weaves together observational and lyrical elements to take us into the challenging, deeply personal and relatively unknown world of recovery – along with the processes of care that follow in the years after a period of active addiction.

This is one couple’s journey together as they negotiate the world of recovery and how to plan for a future with so much uncertainty in it.

Developed and supported by Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging The Gap Programme and Screen Scotland

Clean premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2022 and won best film at Glasgow Short Film Festival in 2023.

It is continuing to travel on its festival journey.

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• Winner: Best Film Glasgow Short Film Festival | Glasgow | 2023

• Palm Springs Shortsfest | Palm Springs | 2023 In Competition

• Edinburgh International Film Festival  | Edinburgh | 2022 (World Premiere)

• Inverness Film Festival | Inverness | 2022

• Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival | France | 2023 (in competition)

• Flickerfest International Short Film Festival | Sydney | 2023 (in competition)

• British Shorts Film Festival | Berlin | 2023 (in competition)

• REGARD festival | Saguenay, Quebec | 2023 (in competition)

• The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival | Martha’s Vineyard | 2023

• Galway Film Fleadh | Galway | 2023

• Aesthetica Film Festival | York | 2023

• Indie Street Film Festival | New Jersey | 2023

• DOXS RUHR | Germany | 2023

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