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Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to breaking point.
Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.
An unhappy office worker's life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer.
Shot in Covent Garden, London, 'State of Mime' follows Duncan Meadows, an ex-professional body builder, now street performer of six years. As the film attempts to separate and explore the two sides of his life, as ‘man’ and ‘performer’, it becomes increasingly clear that, for Duncan, that line of separation has become blurred, if now present at all.
