Twelve year old Rory Brown has Tourette Syndrome. After recently moving to secondary school his physical and verbal outbursts have exploded.
In 1988 John Davidson featured in ‘John’s Not Mad’. He’s determined that no other child should go through the horrific experience he had as a child. He’s taken Rory under his wing.
Rory also has help from Greg Storey. In 2002, aged 8 Greg took part in the ‘The Boy Can’t Help It’ a follow up film to ‘John’s Not Mad’.
It’s Rory’s first time at Tourette Camp. Here he comes together with John and Greg. Greg has has found his own unique way to manage his Tourettes and John and Greg hope it may give Rory some much needed respite from his tic-cing.
‘TOURETTES TEENAGE TICS’ is an intimate and revealing documentary that over time captures the challenges and triumphs in John and Greg’s lives and introduces the audience to Rory, a boy at the very beginning of his journey with Tourette Syndrome.
“In terms of raising awareness and showing the highs and lows of Tourette’s along with the laughter and tears, this is the best effort so far, if only because its underlying message is one of hope and optimism” Telegraph
DIRECTED BY MIN CLOUGH / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TODD AUSTIN