A docu-fiction feature set in London’s peripheries, LFD–Hope is a requiem for a city and a hymn for its forgotten souls — a film about men learning to speak in a world that taught them to stay silent. Through intimate, symbolic encounters, their lives reflect one another, and London bears silent witness to pain, confession, and the quiet emergence of hope.

For over a decade, LFD–Hope has been growing in London’s margins, gathering life, stories, and silences. Real people, found on the streets, became characters in symbolic, choreographed scenes; playing versions of themselves—but filtered through loss, longing, and honesty.

This is not seven separate journeys, but one shared anatomy of vulnerability: a city’s hidden fractures, voiced by its men who carry mental illness like a secret tattoo in a macho world that demands their silence.

With Rubin Woodin Depchamps wrapping principal photography in October 2024, a final 12-day shoot captured Michael Balogun’s character narrative. Bálint Révész, who has been a producer throughout this decade-long project, has led the post-production phase, using his network and resources to bring on editor Anna Vaghy to work alongside director Joshua Loftin.

The focus is now turning to getting the project in front of the right people, as a collaboration between Gallivant Films and SeaFox Productions looks to raise additional funds to complete post-production and secure festival placements worldwide.