Soggy Biscuit | A Group of Soldiers Play a Stomach Churning Game & the Loser Has to Eat It!

A group of soldiers travelling through a war torn British countryside take cover for the evening ... they decide to play a bizarre and unsettling game. Soggy Biscuit is a short dark comedy exploring toxic masculinity, men's mental health and how so often peer pressure, humiliation and brutality act as a substitute for emotional vulnerability and support. SUBMIT YOUR FILM SUBSCRIBE TO DN ON YOUTUBE Website: Follow DN on Instagram: Follow DN on Tiktok: @directors_notes Follow DN on Twitter: Follow DN on Facebook: Sign up to the DN newsletter: SOGGY BISCUIT by EMMA JESSE “I was told the soggy biscuit story on a shoot in Norway. He was an ex-soldier who thought that he was going to shock me but I ended up making him feel uncomfortable by asking him so many questions. I thought it was a pinnacle of toxic masculinity, a bunch of guys forced into playing a game by the minority and if they don’t, then they’re not going to be part of the group and they’ll risk being humiliated. I’ve met people who have tried to normalise it but after hearing that story I knew it was the perfect way for me to talk about a subject that I find important. A lot of my male friends and past partners used to always be so paranoid about not doing certain things because other men would judge them. I just felt that if they actually spoke about it to other guys they’d realise there wasn’t an issue. You can do whatever you want, wearing moisturiser doesn’t make you gay, it just says that your face is moisturised. You can wear a pink top without judgement but there is a straight jacket where straight men think they have to fit into a certain parameter which leads to a lot of insecurity. I wanted to create something that people can talk about, especially men. The other inspiration came from working in the VIP section of a nightclub, which only stupid men pay for. They would be amongst apparent friends but putting each other down, often to look good in front of a woman and I questioned why they need to do that, it’s unnecessary. I realised later on it was because they’re not confident, they’re insecure because if they were secure, they wouldn’t need to prove anything, they’d be comfortable being themselves. I spent three and a half years seeing that and analysing it wondering why nobody was talking about it.“ READ OUR FULL INTERVIEW WITH EMMA // Credits // Writer/ Director - Emma Jesse Producer - Oli Falcon CAST Dibner - Kevin Drury Kidwell - Nicholas Waters Cruise - Darren Killeen Mac - Zakariya Hajjaj Wakely - Leon Schoder Daniel Ogbeide-John Director of Photography - Hamish Anderson Editor - Matt Gabzdyl Colourist - Jonny Tully ABOUT DIRECTORS NOTES Since 2006 Directors Notes has curated the world's best independent films alongside exclusive daily deep dive interviews which provide behind the scenes insights into the inspirations and production stories of the most talented filmmakers on the planet.