Red Herring brain tumour documentary to be shown in cinemas

A documentary telling the story of a filmmaker and his family, after he was was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, is set for release in cinemas.

Bournemouth-born Kit Vincent was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, aged 24, in 2023.

His documentary - Red Herring - charts his family's journey as they come to terms with his illness.

He said the film showed the family trying to deal with "one of life's most traumatic events".

Red Herring was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and won Best UK Feature at the Raindance Film Festival.

It includes intimate interviews with his mother and father, who are separated, and his girlfriend, and follows their lives in the months following his cancer diagnosis.

Mr Vincent told the BBC he wanted the film to be a "celebration of life".

"One of the ways my family cope with this kind of stuff is to laugh when it's not necessarily appropriate, and I wanted that to come across in the film," he said.

"Putting a camera between me and people helps me ask difficult questions - maybe it's not the best way to go about it, but it works for me."

While making the film, Mr Vincent was having regular scans.

A course of radiotherapy has stabilised his condition but he said he had got used to living "month-to-month".

He added: "I'm so thankful and feel privileged that I have the resources and skills to turn something like this into something so positive.

"So many people who go through this kind of stuff have to cope with it in different ways - or not cope with it.

"Whatever comes from this film is a privilege and a joy. I cant be more thankful for people watching it."

Red Herring is being shown at cinemas in London, Sheffield, Brighton and Cambridge from the beginning of May.

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