Laura Low

When his nephew was kidnapped, Zali tried to help but he began to suspect something was wrong about the kidnapping case.

Emily yearns to find a lover through an online dating platform while caring for her dying unmarried aunt. Through caring for her aunt, she contemplates her own mortality and happiness.

Nothing Gentle in the Shadows tackles the stigma and silence surrounding sexual violence against men and how their masculinity is questioned by authorities and society when it is brought to light. This documentary details three male sexual assault survivors from diverse backgrounds who share their harrowing experiences of what they went through, emphasising that sexual violence can happen to anyone, regardless of race, gender, or age. Through their stories and the use of symbolic imagery, the documentary revisits spaces that allows the viewers to delve into the lives of the survivors.

When his nephew was kidnapped, Zali tried to help but he began to suspect something was wrong about the kidnapping case.

Emily yearns to find a lover through an online dating platform while caring for her dying unmarried aunt. Through caring for her aunt, she contemplates her own mortality and happiness.

Nothing Gentle in the Shadows tackles the stigma and silence surrounding sexual violence against men and how their masculinity is questioned by authorities and society when it is brought to light. This documentary details three male sexual assault survivors from diverse backgrounds who share their harrowing experiences of what they went through, emphasising that sexual violence can happen to anyone, regardless of race, gender, or age. Through their stories and the use of symbolic imagery, the documentary revisits spaces that allows the viewers to delve into the lives of the survivors.