Screening: 12 March 2026
Director: Kit Vincent
Cast: Kit Vincent, Lawrence Vincent, Julie Vincent, Isobel Parish
Country: UK
Language: English
Running time: 94 mins
Rating: 15
Film summary
Red Herring is a deeply personal documentary by filmmaker Kit Vincent, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at 24. Vincent turns the camera on the people around him as they come to terms with his illness. The ‘red herring’ here turns out to be Kit’s diagnosis, which serves as a distraction from the more complex truths about family, love and what it means to truly live.
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What the critics said
“This emotional, raw and quietly powerful documentary started out as a study of how his dad Lawrence came to terms with his son getting ill. The title is a giveaway that the finished article is not that film.”
Cath Clarke, The Guardian
“Red Herring is a film that seeks to defy the expectations of its heavy topic, however steep the odds.”
Miranda Collinge, Esquire
Major awards
- Nominee – Maverick Award, British Independent Film Awards 2023
- Winner – Best UK Feature, Raindance Film Festival 2023
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