Undetectable

In development

 

A short film

 

When Peter visits his mother June for an ordinary afternoon at home, the familiar rituals of tea-making and conversation carry the weight of something unspoken. Their relationship is warm, affectionate and carefully navigated, shaped by years of shared history and quiet understanding.

 

As the visit unfolds, Peter faces the prospect of revealing a part of himself he has lived with privately for years. What emerges is less a dramatic disclosure than a second coming out — a moment that reopens questions of care, protection and how much a parent truly knows about the life their child leads.

 

Undetectable is an intimate short film about family, ageing and the everyday realities of living with HIV in contemporary Britain. Told with restraint and tenderness, it explores how love adapts when long-held truths are finally acknowledged, and how acceptance can exist long before words are spoken.

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Winner - Sunday Shorts Film Festival Script Competition - Jan 2026

Finalist - Best Script Awards 2026 - Spring Edition

Award Nominee - Best Short Script (Unfilmed) - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2026

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