Scars

(2020)

 “Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as a secret to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” Leonard Cohen

Scars are not just skin deep - emotional and psychological histories lie beneath the healed wounds. In this documentary, we meet 5 different people for whom scars changed forever how they see the world, and how the world sees them. Their scars are the result of war, self-harm, birth defect, cancer and domestic violence making a collection of stories both extraordinary and everyday. These scars bear witness to their lived experience of love, loss and fiercely beautiful strength. 

Directed by Rebecca Lloyd-Evans and Laura Dodsworth
Cinematography by Annemarie Lean Verco
A Tigerlily Production for Guardian Films