2026 Best British

Hugged People, Hug People

Following an incident at a party, Nadia and Oko try to piece together their feelings by dissecting the anatomy of a hug and what it means to hold another person.

DIRECTOR:

Jojo Bossman

PRODUCER:

Ruby Sinclair

WRITER:

Jojo Bossman

RELEASE YEAR:

2026

UK, 6 mins

Director’s bio

Jojo Bossman (They/Them/Their) is a writer/director who tells stories for the heart, from the heart. They care deeply about representation and telling the stories of the unheard and doing things differently. They love stories, going to concerts, baking a pretzel bite and sinking into the grass on a sunny day.

Yn dilyn digwyddiad mewn parti, mae Nadia ac Oko yn ceisio datrys eu teimladau drwy ddadansoddi anatomeg cwtsh a beth mae’n ei olygu i ddal person arall.

Bywgraffiadur y Cyfarwyddwr

Mae Jojo Bossman (Nhw/Nhw/Eu) yn awdur/cyfarwyddwr sy’n adrodd straeon i’r galon, o’r galon. Maen nhw’n poeni’n fawr am gynrychiolaeth ac adrodd straeon y rhai nas clywir a gwneud pethau’n wahanol. Maen nhw wrth eu bodd â straeon, mynd i gyngherddau, pobi pretzel a suddo i’r glaswellt ar ddiwrnod heulog.

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