The Age of Loneliness

It's worse than obesity, worse than smoking 15 cigarettes a day...

The British film-maker, Sue Bourne in her latest documentary, The Age of Loneliness, has turned her attention to loneliness. Though the majority of the interviewees are older widows and widowers, The Age of Loneliness is not just about getting older, there are younger people affected by the pressures of social media, mental illness, divorce and separation.

'...People of all ages missed someone to do nothing with. To chat idly. To sit next to...'

I've read a couple of interviews with Sue Bourne about making the film on the film offical website and about trying to identify 10 reasons for loneliness in the Guardian.