A student has shot a film that features the moment his father had him greened Out on lots of cannabis joints. The move was supposed to be an aversion therapy tactic intended to show him the dangers of the drug.
By Edward Trower
Alfie has chosen to withdraw his surname for personal reasons but will have to eventually release t to the public, if he wants the film to do well. He is the writer and director of the film, called ‘Green’. Alfie was totally oblivious to his father’s plan.
He smoked the cannabis joints given to him by his brother Alfie, without holding back. His father had planned for plenty of the drug to be given to his son until he appreciated the dangers of cannabis.
Alfie claims to have had an out-of-body experience and started thinking he was going to die, as his face temporarily turned bright green.
The University of Gloucestershire student now reflects on the experience positively, so much that he is set to release a short film about it.
Alfie, who did not want to give his surname, is the writer and director of Green, which was shot last month. Now, Alfie recounts the experience in a manner he wants to share.
Promoting his film, the 21-year-old said: “I grew up in North London, in quite a liberal and accepting the family.
“When I was 13, I started to get an interest in weed. It was completed by me. A lot of people at school did it. A friend of mine sold it.
“I was never afraid to talk to my dad about it. He will talk about things in an honest way. I told him I was interested in it, but I was a bit scared of what it was capable of.
“He didn’t want me to get sick,” Alfie said. “He just didn’t want me to enjoy it.”
SHOCKING
“Some people think it is quite shocking and sad, but I think that comes from a certain view of weed,” Alfie said.
“They say, ‘Your dad drugged you.’ Come on, it was just a bit of weed.
“It gave me a bit more freedom. It made me think I am allowed to make mistakes.
“Character comes from making mistakes and experiencing things. It gave me a bit more personality.”
DRUGS
“It gave me a good sensible view of it and of drugs in general,” he said. “I have never gone near anything else other than alcohol or weed.
“I know what it is capable of now and I know when to take it easy.
“I am not trying to condone weed or glorify it either. I am just trying to normalize it a bit more.
“I don’t want people judging weed, because it benefits some people, but I don’t want people judging others who don’t smoke it, because that’s fine.
“We’re aiming for it to start touring festivals throughout the country, and possibly abroad, from July this year.
“Our Kickstarter supporters will gain instant access to it, and once its festival circuit is reaching an end, we’ll make it available to all online, on Vimeo and YouTube.”
Alfie still smokes weed and is out to call for people not to judge cannabis smokers, or pressure none smokers into starting smoking weed. He doesn’t so far seem to have a personal message that reflects the message his father was trying to achieve, in terms of warning against the dangers of smoking weed.
His father’s goals may not have worked, and it is questionable whether his father actually acted responsibly by giving his son so much weed to smoke just to put him off. It didn’t put his son off completely, and if Alfie is going to make a film and promote, the most important thing will be the overall message of the film.
