Exclusive Interview: Departures star David Tag “I drew from personal experience as much as possible because we wanted it to feel real”

Following a long-running stint portraying Sylver McQueen on the BAFTA-nominated soap opera Hollyoaks, a UK television institution for more than three decades, actor David Tag makes his impressive feature debut in Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely's dark comedy drama Departures. Tag plays the strapping and aggressively handsome Jake, a thirtysomething personal trainer for professional footballers,... Continue Reading →

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Film Review: Departures ★★★★

As far as opening credits statements go, the on-screen words that begin Departures are pretty hard to beat: "This film is inspired by all the dickheads that fucked us over. You know who you are." Setting the tone for this raw, wry and confrontingly honest look at the pleasures and pains of contemporary British gay... Continue Reading →

April 30, 2026 0

Exclusive Interview: Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on Departures “it’s our truth on screen – we filmed it urgently while we were feeling it”

Inspired by real-life heartbreak and trauma, British writer-co-director-producer-star Lloyd Eyre-Morgan reunited with his longterm collaborator, co-director-producer Neil Ely, to channel what he was feeling into their latest feature, the dark comedy drama Departures. Set in Manchester, Eyre-Morgan plays unassuming Northen gay thirty-something Benji, who falls for the wrong guy during a chance encounter at an... Continue Reading →

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