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Paper short abstract:

Martin, Nick and Kevin are trapped in cycles of homelessness and addiction. When an outbreak of tuberculosis takes hold within their community in Canterbury, extraordinary measures are required to control the disease. Filmmaker Joe finds himself caught up in increasingly chaotic circumstances.

Paper long abstract:

From the Cubby began as a life biography project in 2017, when the film maker (Joe) meets an unemployed teacher (Martin) on his doorstep in Canterbury. When Martin dies, a local charity asks Joe if he would provide Martins friend (Nick) sanctuary in his home for a few days, unaware that Nick is infected with tuberculosis.

When Nick is discharged from hospital, he attempts to navigate emergency accommodation and complete six months of antibiotics, however the situation spirals out of control. Nick relapses to heroin and defaults on his medication. He abandons his emergency accommodation and goes to live with Kevin, a vulnerable man whose home has been taken over by a drug gang. In order the prevent the spread of tuberculosis, extraordinary measures are required.