Briefest Encounters

Overview

BRIEFEST ENCOUNTERS has been quietly waiting in the wings for decades to be told. Journalist and filmmaker Joanna Crosse uncovers the hidden past of her grandfather – actor Cyril Raymond - who played the cuckolded husband in the film. In an uncanny twist of fate, Cyril had a ‘brief encounter’ with fellow actor Janet Morrison during a transatlantic stage production which resulted in a child being born out of wedlock. This documentary is where cinema myth meets lived experience. Through interviews, letters, diaries and archive material, Briefest Encounters shows how interrupted love, inherited silence and duty shaped family lives for generations. Some love stories don’t end. They echo.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 26, 2025

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Meaningful Films

Cast

Cyril Raymond,Janet Morrison,Joanna Crosse,Sedona Rose,Anthony Pratt,Helen Friel

Director

Joanna Crosse,Luke Taylor

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt41388901