Film

Unauthorised Absence

Director: Georgia Parris

A drama from the heart of the education crisis

A single mother fighting for support for her autistic daughter is fined, threatened and pushed to breaking point by an education system that wasn’t built for them.

Top cast

Emily Bruni

Mum

Beatrice Flaherty

Thea

Cathy Tyson

Headteacher

Anna Maxwell Martin

School Secretary

Natalie Lauren

Teacher

Amy Booth-Steel

CAMHS Worker

Nicole Sadie Sawyerr

School SENCO

Sabil Suleman

Education Welfare Officer

Directed by

Georgia Parris

Written by

Jo Clayton

Produced by

Natalie Lauren