Thorntree + discussion

Name: Thorntree + discussion
Released: 2026-11-04
Duration: 1 h 27 min

<div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The debut feature from Edinburgh-based filmmaker<b> Isaac Knights-Washbourn </b>is an intimate and deeply human portrait of Thorntree, Rowan Alba’s pioneering supported accommodation for alcohol-dependent men. Rejecting conventional abstinence models, it enables residents to take control of their recovery without judgement or stigma.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Knights-Washbourn’s</b> camera offers a compassionate yet unsparing look at the men of Thorntree as they navigate the complex journey towards sobriety, guided by the unwavering support of the staff. The film closely follows their setbacks and triumphs, capturing the realities of recovery with rare emotional resonance. </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drawing on his personal experience as the son of a father with experience of addiction, Knights-Washbourn instills the film with empathy and insight, bearing witness to the men’s struggles and hopes with remarkable sensitivity.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Includes a post-screening discussion with filmmaker Isaac Knights-Washbourn, producer </b><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Nadja Lapcevic</b> </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">and Rowan Alba. Co-presented with Scottish Documentary Institute. </b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Isaac's </b>film </span><i style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Money Honey</i><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, premiered at the 70th Berlinale. It won the inaugural Wellington UNESCO City of Film Award for Best Film at the NZIFF and the Directors and Editor Guild of NZ Award for Best Director at Show Me Shorts Film Festival. </span><i style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mother’s Milk</i><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, his short documentary shot in Western Serbia, premiered at Dok Leipzig, ZagrebDox and was nominated for the Silver Eye Award at the East Silver Market held at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. </span></div><div class="elementToProof" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Nadja Lapcevic</b> is a Serbian producer based in Scotland. Her short <i style="font-size: 12pt;">Mother’s Milk</i> premiered at DOK Leipzig and was nominated for the Silver Eye Award. She recently worked as a co-producer on <b>Jeanie Finlay’s</b> <i>All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea</i>, which had its World Premiere at CPH:DOX 2026. In 2021 she founded Scotland-based Varda Pictures and is also a Junior Producer with Sonja Henrici Creates.</div></div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div>Screening as part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. Check out our full programme </span><a href="https://www.glasgowfilm.org/scottish-mental-health-arts-festival" style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">here</a><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">.</span>PT1H27MN/C 15+2026-11-04

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