No Man Is an Island

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No Man Is an Island (2025)

Directed by John Craine

Documentary · 24m

A short verbatim documentary that tells the story of how the Isle of Man came to decriminalise homosexual acts in 1992. The film follows the parliamentary debates around changing the law, the febrile atmosphere on the island as activists protested at Tynwald Day, the 1991 general election campaign where gay sex seemed to be on the ballot, and the police raids of public toilets where gay men would meet. The film specially explores ideas around social shame and the media as an extra-judicial mechanism for social control in small communities.

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Cast

James Northcote Nigel Hastings
S
Samuel Holland
E
Edward Crompton
A
Anthony Crank
Z
Zoe Guilford
A
Andi McCormick
H
Howard Caine
M
Matthew Bridson
B
Barbara Quilliam
L
Liam Behan
C
Charlie Henry

Crew

Director
John Craine
Writer
John Craine
Producer
Diarmuid Hughes

Details

Release date
2025-05-29
Runtime
24m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Doc Society