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“I Swear” Sweeps BAFTAs, Sparks Donation Surge, Slur Controversy

4/25/2026

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“I Swear” won three BAFTA awards, including Best Actor for Robert Aramayo, on Feb. 22, 2026.
The win boosted Tourette’s Action traffic by 300 % and gave Tourette Scotland roughly one-sixth of its annual donations that week.
Kirk Jones wrote, directed and self-financed the film, risking his house.
John Davidson involuntarily uttered a racial slur at the BAFTA ceremony, which the BBC left in the iPlayer stream.

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Story summary

“I Swear” won three BAFTA awards, including Best Actor for Robert Aramayo, on Feb. 22, 2026.
The win boosted Tourette’s Action traffic by 300 % and gave Tourette Scotland roughly one-sixth of its annual donations that week.
Kirk Jones wrote, directed and self-financed the film, risking his house.
John Davidson involuntarily uttered a racial slur at the BAFTA ceremony, which the BBC left in the iPlayer stream.