Everyman

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.

Director: Jack Goessens

Producer: Reece Cargan

Executive Producers: Noé Mendelle, Leslie Finlay

Production Company: Bombito Productions

Original music: Composed by Alex Mackay

Talent development: Flore Cosquer

Production coordinator: Rachel Stollery

Distribution manager: Alexandra Maria Colta

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 an all-queer cast to display different aspects of Jack's life and identity, mirroring his experience from his unique point of view.

Still from Everyman, courtesy of Bombito Productions.

More information

Everyman, from the Scottish Documentary Institute, is a Bridging the Gap production in association with Screen Scotland and Bombito Productions.

The World Premiere took place on 26 Feb, 2021 at GFF.

Screenings and nominations at BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals: