Abused by My Girlfriend

Abused by My Girlfriend tells the story of 23-year-old British man Alex Skeel, who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend, and leads to a wider discussion of masculinity, the complex nature of relationships, and stereotypes surrounding abuse and domestic violence.

The film explores the relationship Skeel had with his girlfriend, Jordan Worth, through interviews with Skeel and his family and friends. It paints a picture of an ordinary man who, for years, endured a form of unthinkable, raw violence, both physical and psychological, that is rarely told from a male victim’s point of view. It demonstrates how Skeel’s livelihood slowly slipped away and how even family and friends had no idea what was happening.

The documentary portrays a teenage romance that gradually warped into something else entirely, using police testimony to illustrate Skeel’s suffering in one of the most severe domestic violence cases the police had ever encountered.