A film set and shot in Darlington in 2019 was screened at Vue Cinema in Leicester Square, London, last night (Thursday, July 28).
Give Them Wings was directed by Sean Cronin and is based on the life of a Darlington FC fan, Paul Hodgson, who became disabled following childhood meningitis.
Paul was diagnosed with childhood meningitis at ten months old and his parents were told he would never move or speak.
The independent feature film also won Best British Feature at the London Independent Film Awards last year.
The film, set in 1989, tells the story of Paul's journey to self-acceptance.
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Filming locations in Darlington included the bar and grounds of Darlington Football Club and The Foresters Arms in Coatham Mundeville.
The film was written and co-produced by Paul, directed by Sea Cronin and stars Toyah Willcox, putting Darlington on the map.
Much of the interior scenes were filmed in a house in Bishop Auckland that had not had a make-over since the 1980s.
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