38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Breaking the Angel's back

Jan Dodds

Image Breaking the Angel's back
United Kingdom
1992 Fiction 10 min
A nurse is looking after a boy who has been in a deep coma for seven years. She brings him back to life and frees him from the shackles of his deeply religious parents.
With : Liza Walker, Gordon Ridout, Derek Anders, Ann Scott-Jones, Ronnie Aitken, Terry Cavers
Screenplay : Jan Dodds
Image : Dominic Clemence
Sound : Louise Machin
Music : Simon Fisher Turner
Editing : Anna Turville
Decors : Janice Ursula Flint
Before entering the Royal College of Art, Jan Dodds studied mathematics at Edimburgh University and communication at Goldsmith's College. He has also worked as operator on other films.