{"id":2048827,"date":"2025-09-25T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2048827"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:37:19","slug":"cinemas-offering-free-screenings-of-new-film-about-scottish-campaigner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cinemas-offering-free-screenings-of-new-film-about-scottish-campaigner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinemas offering free screenings of new film about Scottish campaigner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cinemas are offering free screenings of an inspiring new film about a Scottish campaigner with Tourette’s syndrome.<\/p>\n

I Swear, which tells the true story of John Davidson MBE, will be shown in Glasgow and across the UK on October 6 and 7.<\/p>\n

The film, described as a \u201cfrank, funny and powerful\u201d account of John\u2019s life, stars Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Maxine Peake and Shirley Henderson.<\/p>\n

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Read more:‘Very emotional’: Scottish actor Peter Mullan in Glasgow for UK premiere of new movie<\/a><\/p>\n

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John was diagnosed with Tourette\u2019s at the age of 15 and has dedicated much of his life to raising awareness about the condition and improving support for those who live with it.<\/p>\n

I Swear follows his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980s Britain to a present-day advocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette syndrome.<\/p>\n

The film is being screened for free across more than 100 UK cinemas as part of the Escapes programme \u2013 a BFI-backed scheme funded by the National Lottery which aims to reconnect audiences with their local cinemas through a diverse monthly programme of films.<\/p>\n

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Read more: Glasgow cinema launching \u00a34 ticket offer for all films, seats and formats<\/a><\/p>\n

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All upcoming screenings of I Swear will include descriptive subtitles.<\/p>\n

Some venues will offer relaxed screenings with raised lighting, reduced volume and no pre-show adverts.<\/p>\n

These adjustments are designed to create a more comfortable environment for neurodivergent audiences and anyone who prefers a more flexible cinema experience.<\/p>\n

Tickets can be booked for free through the Escapes website or via the Escapes Cinematik app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cinemas are offering free screenings of an inspiring new film about a Scottish campaigner with Tourette’s syndrome. I Swear, which tells the true story of John Davidson MBE, will be shown in Glasgow and across the UK on October 6 and 7. The film, described as a \u201cfrank, funny and powerful\u201d account of John\u2019s life, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2048828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[380195,380197,380196,366833,349119,380198,380194],"class_list":["post-2048827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-free-screenings","tag-john-davidson-mbe","tag-maxine-peake","tag-peter-mullan","tag-robert-aramayo","tag-screenings","tag-tourettes-syndrome"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cinemas-offering-free-screenings-of-new-film-about-Scottish-campaigner.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2048827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2048828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2048827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2048827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2048827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}