The Caretaker (2018)

Unseen armies of people clean up our crap. Albert Shortt is one of them. The idea to make a documentary about Albert was a kind of David Lynch 'ear in the car park' moment. I wanted to macro-in on subject matter that is as much about all our lives as his. I feel that the old idea of the 'dignity of labour' has been somewhat lost. We follow Albert and his staff as they go about the business of cleaning up what the everyday folk leave behind, to coin a phrase. The result is funny, poignant and I hope ultimately uplifting.