A feature length documentary for BBC STORYVILLE
STATUS: In production
Logline: A traumatised veteran has already made two suicide attempts after returning from the war in Afghanistan. Can his wife, desperate for help; find a way to save him?
Tagline: Can love conquer all?
Produced by: BBC, Coconut Monk Films and Lambent TV
Synopsis
This is a love story told by a woman on a mission to save the man she loves, a husband, a son, and a father to their three young children. When British veteran Luke Dallison returned home from serving in Afghanistan he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & traumatic back injury. In 2017 he was medically discharged from the military.
Filmed over five years, this is a unique, intimate account of the impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & physical injury upon an entire family. Now, against all odds, after receiving EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and reprogramming) trauma therapy & ground breaking stem-cell therapy in America, the man Nikita fell in love with is well on the path to recovery, with a renewed hope for life. “He kisses me every morning and tells me he loves me. It’s amazing to have that Luke back. He’s my soul mate, who am I without him?”
Sales Agent: Mathew Frank at Rocket Rights.
Crew
Executive Producers for BBC: Emma Hindley and Lucie Kon.
Executive Producer at Lambent TV: Emma Wakefield
Producer Director: Julia Stovell
Producer/DOP: Oliver Potterton
Additional Photography: Oscar Challis.