Babel (On The Verge 2025)
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About Babel
Why talk if it’s not going to change anything? Why talk if you won’t be understood?
Luca sits in a support group of four other men: Calum, Rohan, Amal, and Veer. But so far, talking seems like the last thing that will change anything.
Babel is a short film about men’s mental health, featuring five bilingual actors, showcasing English, Italian, Scottish Gaelic, Hindi, Mandarin, and Tamil.
Content/Trigger Warnings: Discussions around substance addiction, loss and grief
Credits
Creative Team
Directed by Adam James Johnston
Written by Adam James Johnston and Errol Rodrigues
Additional Material The Cast
Producer The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for On the Verge Festival
Cast
Luca Jacopo Adolini
Amal Errol Rodrigues
Amina Taaj Bowers
Rohan Aryaman Jain
Calum Adam James Johnston
Veer V. Anand
Production Team & Crew
Director of Photography Matt Cobb
Sound Recordist Matt Page
Edited by Adam James Johnston, Aryaman Jain
Music
‘Original Score’ composed and performed by Inês Alves and Sofia Ros
‘Parlour Song’ composed by James David Westoby, performed by Inês Alves and Sofia Ros
Language Consultants and Translators
Iris O’Connell and Ruairidh Gray (Scottish Gaelic)
The Cast (Italian, Mandarin, Tamil, Hindi)
Filmed at The Glasgow Theosophical Society
Special thanks to:
Avi Lago and The Glasgow Theosophical Society
Matt Cobb
Craig Andrew Robertson
Kim Beveridge
Rogelio Nevares
Brian Ferguson
Holly Allan
And the Cast, for whom this film would not have existed without