A Snapshot
Directed by John Clark
Selected for funding by The BFI Network through Film Hub North.
The film won best UK & International Film at the BIFA Qualified Wigan and Leigh Film Festival in September 2022. It also screened at the North East International Film Festival 2022.
John Clark's debut film, funded and supported by the BFI Network. Snapshot is based on John Clark's lived experience, of trying to gain employment as an autistic adult. The film includes a debut performance from Josh Ward, whose real-life experiences mirror the character and themes presented within the film.
A Snapshot is a short psychological drama entailing an aspiring autistic photographer, who is plagued by a painful memory, that exacerbates his persistent struggles with unemployment and negotiating the job interview process.
“A Snapshot is loosely based on the experiences I’ve faced with unemployment as an Autistic adult. The sense of dread with; unaccommodating interviews, the repetitive presumptions and misunderstandings - “You don’t look Autistic” - as well as having to endure the uncomfortable nature of crowded, public transport.
Amongst the negatives that I feel need addressing, comes the positives: how Autistic people have just as much to offer to society, and validly contribute to the workplace as much as anybody else, as well as adding a universal message of never letting your creativity or deep down aspirations fade away into a 9 to 5.
It was a pleasure to work on A Snapshot. Well worth the wait of collaboratively developing my vision of the collectively shared frustrations of unemployment and the interview process - we brought to life that ring of truth, of confronting and overcoming inner conflict.”
