在柔软的 挂钩上

The
f

irst feat ure film 
from acco
mplished s
hort fil mmaker Kate Shenton, On Tender Hooks is a documentary film delvin g into the world of h
uman suspension 
and the people i
nvolved. Kate spends  a year follo
win g a different people a nd group of suspen d e rs. Every Sunday the y pi erce themselves
 with hooks and 
 hang in mid-air
 from rigs  in a d  isplay that c
hallenges the perceptions and sque amishness o
f  even the  most harde
n ed
. T he film is a fly on t
he wall
 docu mentary showing how the
ordinary human body can ac hie ve extraordi nary things. Beginning with groups in London, and t
hen fo llowing events

in Rico, Croatia and  O
slo ,  Norw
ay, the film depicts a wide v ariety of
 experie
n
ce and opinions, and delv
es thoughtfull
y  int o a deeply misunderstoo d  practice On Tender
 Hooks wa s a self- funded  pr oject filmed an
d
edited  by d irector Kate Shenton. Completed in 2012 it is an example of 
independent fil m-ma k
 ing at  its purest. Written by Kate  S hent on