Persian Film
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NOWRUZ · 2027
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Dignity

2027EnglishUnited Kingdom

Dignity is a groundbreaking Scottish short film that powerfully exposes the intersection of medical ableism, misogyny, and systemic healthcare failures through the lived experience of an autistic woman with Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME). A routine medical appointment becom…

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Dignity is a groundbreaking Scottish short film that powerfully exposes the intersection of medical ableism, misogyny, and systemic healthcare failures through the lived experience of an autistic woman with Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME). A routine medical appointment becomes a battleground for bodily autonomy when an autistic woman seeking a routine IUD replacement is forced to navigate the harrowing intersections of medical ableism, misogyny, and systemic gaslighting within an under-resourced Glasgow hospital. Already struggling with the debilitating, compounding effects of Long COVID a

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Emma Lindsay Key Cast · Angela
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Emma Wise Key Cast · Consultant
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Lisa Eaglesham Key Cast · Nurse
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Roby Walsh Key Cast · Receptionist
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Georgia Blue Ireland Key Cast · Pregnant Woman
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Michael-Jay Graham Key Cast · Jittery Student
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