YEP Directors' Festival 2022: Shook

Preparing to become a young father couldn’t be more difficult

It’s too late. It’s all already f***ing happened. And you can’t change it.

Trapped in a system unfit for purpose, Cain, Riyad and Jonjo try to prepare for fatherhood. The three work to navigate the delicate balance between masculinity, sensitivity, and responsibility, but with very few resources, and a disconnect from society, becoming a young father couldn’t be more difficult.

Papatango New Writing Prize-winner Shook examines the devastating effects of a violent prison system on those entangled within it.

Content warning: contains strong language, discrimination, physical violence and references to suicide.

Part of the YEP Directors' Festival 2022