Set in Melbourne, Australia, TORMENTORS deals with the subject of homophobia in a family run motor mechanics business.
The Tormentors (2016)
THE TORMENTORS is a gritty and confronting short film, that addresses workplace discrimination and the turmoil caused, when a middle classed family’s values and beliefs are challenged. Set in Melbourne, Australia, THE TORMENTORS deals with the subject of homophobia in a family run motor mechanics business. Homophobia in the workplace is a very real problem and according to new research (‘The Age’ Newspaper) gay and lesbian staff are being forced to stay in the closet or choose self-employment to avoid workplace homophobia. Informal discrimination, such as jokes or exclusion, is a prevailing problem, despite dramatic cultural and legal improvements in recent years.
Homophobia in the workplace is a very real problem and according to new research (‘The Age’ Newspaper) gay and lesbian staff are being forced to stay in the closet or choose self-employment to avoid workplace homophobia. Informal discrimination, such as jokes or exclusion, is a prevailing problem, despite dramatic cultural and legal improvements in recent years.
Actor Maxwell Caulfield portrays the character (Rob Turner) who finds himself in this gritty and confronting Gay short film that taps into workplace discrimination and the turmoil caused when a middle-class family’s values and beliefs are interrupted by nature.
