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Everyman heads to DOC NYC, Berlin & Aesthetica

Fresh from winning the Best Scottish Short at the BAFTA qualifying SQIFF, we are pleased that Everyman continues to travel the globe and be seen by audiences worldwide this November.


Recent screenings give Everyman our 3rd OSCAR qualifying festival and 5th BAFTA qualifying festival - plus being on the shortlist for the Grierson awards. We are delighted that the film is connecting and continuing to travel to audiences.


These upcoming screenings include a stop at the prestigious DOC NYC, Interfilm & KUKI in Berlin and Aesthetica in York. With a double screening back on home turf at Inverness Film Festival.


Here is more information about how and when you can see the film as part of each festival.


Aesthetica Short Film Festival

This is an amazing and celebrated festival in York. Everyman will show as part of the Everymen: A celebration of Trans Masculinity strand. Programmed by Sav Rodgers - Founder and Executive of the Transgender Film Center (TFC).


The Transgender Film Center is a filmmaker-led organisation, which helps trans creators to bring their work to audiences around the world.

Everyman will be available to view on Thursday 4 November from 10:00 - 12:00.


DOC NYC

We are pleased to announce that Everyman will be screening as part of Shorts Profiles - twice at DOC NYC. Celebrating its 12th edition and will take place in a hybrid format - online and in-person.


There will also be a Q&A after the screening.


Why we are so excited about DOC NYC

For the last nine years, DOC NYC has screened the documentary feature that went on to win the Academy Award and 24 of the last 25 Oscar-nominated documentary features.


DOC NYC is also an Academy-qualifying festival for short films. DOC NYC’s winning short will qualify for consideration in the Documentary Short Subject category of the Annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.


View the film online

You can watch Everyman online via DOC NYC on from 10 November until November 18.


View the film on the big screen

You can watch Everyman in New York City by heading down to the amazing Cinépolis Chelsea on November 13 at 9:45 PM.


Buy tickets

Interfilm and KUKI- Berlin

The 37th International Short Film Festival Berlin runs from 16 - 21 November.

You can catch Everyman as part of the KUKI film festival online in a Youth programme called Whats UP? and in cinemas as part of a strand for Interfilm called Queer Fever.

KUKI

Everyman will screen online from 14th - 28th as part of Whats UP? a TeenScreen Programs for Youth.


Interfilm Berlin

You can watch Everyman on the big screen at the following venues as part of a strand called 'Queer Fever'.

Further information




Bombito to screen 2 documentaries at Inverness Film Festival

We are super proud to have 2 documentaries screening at the 19th edition of the Inverness Film Festival. Everyman by Jack Goessens and Prosopagnosia from Steven Fraser.


We encourage anyone who has yet to see the films or ever attend the Inverness Film Festival to head to Eden Court this November. The festival runs from 5 - 11 November. And there are 3 chances to see films produced by Bombito.


Everyman

Jack Goessens film which stars Adam Kashmiry, Goose Masondo, Jamie Stewart and Arran Skillin is a personal, visual essay about gender transition – focusing on the social context and implications and exploring how the world is different living as female compared to being perceived as male.


Everyman will screen twice :


View the trailer



Prosopagnosia

You can watch Steven's thought provoking stop motion animation as part of the Scottish Documentary Institute Bridging the Gap strand on Sunday 7 November.


Prosopagnosia means face-blindness and to understand this neurodiverse behaviour, the contents of a memory box are intricately explored.


Steven uses his sketchbooks, photographs and diaries to tell a unique, engaging and personal story.


Watch the trailer


Tickets

Buy tickets for 5 - 9 films and tickets are £5.50 each (£5 Friends).

Buy tickets for 10+ films and tickets are £5 each (£4.50 Friends).

Only available in-person or over the phone.

Living With It - commissioned by BFI backed 'Sharp Shorts' scheme

We are so happy to announce that Living With It by Holly Summerson has been commissioned by Short Circuit's film scheme.


In April 2021, Short Circuit invited one-page outline submissions. Holly submitted her idea and was one of the 16 selected to take part in further development and to pitch. Following the successful pitch - this project has now been commissioned and we are in pre production already.


The film

Accepting the long-term effects of disease - and making the best of an imperfect situation - are explored through the relationship between two dysfunctional flatmates in this animated mockumentary.


Holly Summerson will direct and take the lead in animating. Niki Rooney is writing and Reece Cargan is producing.


Director, writer and animator Holly Summerson:

I’m so excited to create this fun, fantastical, emotional film with an amazing team and the incredible support of Sharp Shorts!

The story

Perfectionist Lee must adapt to the imperfect reality of living with a disease - brought to life as a chaotic supernatural flatmate 'BUG'.

Upbeat light-entertainment show ‘Dream House: Nightmare Housemate’ is attempting to renovate their relationship through a series of home improvements. Lee wants to ignore Bug and steam ahead with her perfect home makeover, but her surface-level changes changes keep backfiring.


Eventually, she is forced to confront the real issue: that Bug is a permanent and significant part of her life.

Lee & Bug


Themes of Living With It

Living With It’ explores the universal theme of making the best of imperfection, as well as an under-represented perspective on disease, focused on enjoying a life that’s slightly different from conventional expectations.


The comedic flatmate relationship and striking visuals discuss illness, grief and shifting identity in a creative, captivating and understandable way.


Writer - Niki Rooney:

It's so thrilling and moving to be working with an editorial team who all identify with disability/chronic illness for the first time in my entire career. This representation on and off screen is so important to me, and I've never been prouder to have my name attached to a project.
I'm looking forward to sharing with the world our funny, authentic portrayal of the lived experience of 'Living With It' through Lee and Bug.

Producer - Reece Cargan:

I am excited to work with Holly again after our time working on Bombito's Who I Am Now (currently in post production) as I know we work well together and will craft something unique and beautiful.
I'm also ecstatic to get to work with an established talent such as Niki who has a knack of being able to write scripts that can make you laugh out loud one second and then slap you in the feels with an emotional sucker punch the next!

The scheme

Short Circuit is a film talent initiative for Scotland delivered by Film City Futures in partnership with Glasgow Film, and funded by The National Lottery through Screen Scotland and BFI NETWORK. The programme aims to support new and emerging filmmaking talent across Scotland through a combination of funding, events and training opportunities.


Each team will each receive up to £15,000 to produce their film. Teams will also take part in intensive production training, and will be paired with an established Producer, Director or Writer who will mentor the team to help them to deliver their final film.


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