The Scotsman:
'One of the biggest causes of death in Scotland is not talking…’
Written and Directed by Mariem Omari & Stephen Barnes
Commissioned by BBC Radio Scotland for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Breaking Point is a series of audio and visual monologues based on interviews with men across Scotland. Reaching hundreds of thousands of people nationally and internationally, these stories made an immediate impact, starting important and necessary conversations all of the world.
Watch Breaking Point on bbc scotland:
Billy Watson, Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), Chief Executive
‘Men are particularly at risk, especially those in their middle-years and we need to understand more about the factors which contribute to them completing suicide.’
PRODUCTION TEAM
Filmed & Edited by: Lou McLoughlan
Sound by: Shaun Clark
Music & Sound Design (audio) by: Daniel Krass
Production Advisor: Uzma Mir
Executive Producer for BBC Scotland: Gavin Smith
Executive Producer for Bijli Productions: Mariem Omari
CAST
Tony: Scott Kyle
Ahmed: Adam Buksh
James: David West
George: Stephen Clyde
Kal: Manjot Sumal
