‘The Age of Loneliness,’ Sue Bourne’s documentary about social isolation, could just as easily have been called Lonely People Talk About Their Lives.
The award-winning film-maker thinks that loneliness should be talked about. Its effects are all pervasive and there is such a stigma attached to it. She went out and spoke with the people who were brave enough to talk about their loneliness.
From students to divorcees, widows and octogenarians, lonely people from all walks of life bravely shared their tales, and their tears, with the camera.
These touching stories offer a damning critique of Britain, dubbed the loneliness capital of Europe, and give voice to the silent epidemic of loneliness and social isolation.
The documentary’s central message was: “If this really is the age of loneliness, then we’re all going to have to find new ways of dealing with being alone.”
Dorothy, an 85-year-old widow who died alone shortly after the filming of the documentary, said:
“I…
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