As well as providing opportunities for neurodivergent cast and crew members, there is a focus on recruiting from the North, Dom says.
“Wherever you might be from, there are opportunities for you as a paid actor, a paid creative,” he explains.
The film project is “a testament to neurodivergence, northern grit and a bunch of mates just trying to help each other out and seeing if we can”, he adds.
For Jay, the characters in the film “represent different parts of a neurodivergent experience or a lived experience”.
However, he says they are “not overt” and instead “sort of a coded subtext” to ensure no viewers feel excluded.
“We want everyone to be able to watch the film and enjoy it for what it is,” he says.
“But I think the people who have had these experiences can watch it and hopefully see themselves in those characters and get some inspiration from that.”