ZAGON

RTS Student Television Awards 2021 winner, Zágon was described by the judges as ‘brilliant, beautiful, clever, incredibly positive. Very unusual yet very successful way of telling this story. The way the art form intertwined was captivating’

Shaped by his early life experiences of Nazi occupation and Soviet communism, Vincent Zágon continues to experience his liberation as a refugee in Britain with enduring purpose. Although 78 years old, he continues to draw, paint, write, act, dance and take his clothes off. These actions bring Vincent happiness and respite but nevertheless some difficulties persist. As an older homosexual man Vincent struggles with sexual frustration, his Christian faith, the potential oversight of his legacy and all whilst remaining the principal carer for his adult son, with whom he lives. In this intimate portrait, Vincent appears to find solace, but is his liberation married to a deeper dissatisfaction?