On a bus journey across south London, a young man’s anxiety spirals into a vortex of self-doubt and torment – causing him to question: can he trust his memories?

An illustration of the process and impact of anxiety, and the demands of city life that intensify it.

Director’s Vision for ‘Scrutiny?’

‘SCRUTINY’ comes directly from my own experiences of anxiety.

I wanted to articulate the thought process and feeling of anxiety – put it on the screen, expose it, take its power away.

The goal is empathy.