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Everyman

Synopsis

A personal, visual essay about gender transition - focusing on the social context 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.
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Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 min 54 sec
Format
MOV MP4
Director
Jack Goessens
Producer
Reece Cargan
Executive Producer
Noe Mendelle, Flore Cosquer, Leslie Finlay
Editor
Jack Goessens
Screenwriter
Jack Goessens
Director of Photography
David Liddell
Production Designer
Cara Roxburgh, Kirstin Rodger
Sound
Sean McGee
Composer
Alex MacKay
Principal cast
Adam Kashmiry, Goose Masondo, Jamie Richard-Stewart, Arran Skillin

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Scottish

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bombito Productions

Sales Company

Scottish Documentary Institute

74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh EH3 9DF

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