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Everyman
(2021)

Commissioned by Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging The Gap Programme

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Synopsis

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.
 

Jack tells his story by using and reframing gender focused tropes and imagery from popular culture, mythology, history and art.
 

Starring a queer cast displaying different aspects of Jack's life and identity, mirroring his experience from his unique point of view.​

Awards

Everyman won an RTS award and Best short film at SQIFF, as well as being shortlisted for a Grierson Award and screening at multiple BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals. 

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The Team

Writer Director: Jack Goessens

Producer: Reece Cargan 

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In 2018 Jack and Reece met when Jack won (against Reece) at the Glasgow Short Film Festival Production Attic pitch with his film, Bouba & Kiki (2019), which premiered in the BAFTA qualifying competition at the festival the following year. 

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Jack and Reece kept in touch and worked together as director and producer on Everyman (2021).

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They then completed short film titled 'Who I Am Now', funded by Creative Scotland and LEAP. The script was written by Bombito collaborator and BAFTA winning writer Michael Lee Richardson. 

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Jack and Reece have feature film Boifriend in development with BFI backed Short Circuit.

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Screenings and Awards

  • Winner - Best Short Form Royal Television Society Scotland Awards 2022

  • Winner - Best Short Scottish Queer International Film Festival | Glasgow | 2021

  • Winner – Best Film Euregion Film Festival | Netherlands | 2022

  • Shortlisted for a Grierson award 2021 – Best Documentary Short

  • BFI London Film Festival | London | 2021

  • Bogoshorts Film Festival | Colombia | 2021

  • Frameline Film Festival | San Francisco | 2021

  • Galway Film Fleadh | Galway | 2021

  • Aesthetica Film Festival | York| 2021

  • Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival | Berlin | 2021

  • DOC NYC | New York | 2021

  • Bolton International Film Festival | Bolton | 2021

  • Glasgow Short Film Festival | Glasgow | 2021 (in competition)

  • Mix Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 2021

  • Dayton LGBT Film Festival | Ohio | 2021

  • KUKI Short Film Festival | Berlin | 2021

  • Glasgow International Film Festival  | Glasgow | 2021

  • OUTshine Film Festival | Florida | 2021

  • Desperado LGBTQ Film Festival | Arizona | 2021

  • Inverness Film Festival | Inverness | 2021

  • Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival | Glasgow | 2021

  • Dublin International Film Festival | Dublin | 2022

  • Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival | Sebastopol, California | 2022

  • British Shorts Film Festival | Berlin | 2022

  • KIKI International Film Festival | Croatia | 2022

  • BFI Flare | London | 2022

  • ACT Human Rights Film Festival| Colorado | 2022

  • Youth Access Film Festival| Glasgow/Edinburgh | 2022

  • Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle | 2022

  • St Kilda Film Festival | Australia | 2022

  • TransScreen Film Festival | Amsterdam | 2022

  • Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival| Connecticut | 2022

  • Queens Park Arena – Open air screening | Glasgow | 2022

  • DOKKINO | Helsinki | 2022

  • SModcastle | New Jersey | 2022

  • Roze FilmDagen | Amsterdam | 2023

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