A short film in which a man rebels against the system by doing exactly what the system wants. And an excuse for Theo to wear a weird dog mask - who said film wasn’t glamorous?
This film did have a personal element to its creation, with Theo and I having met while studying psychology in Nottingham. The initial spark for the idea actually came from there in fact, specifically the controversial research into conformity in the 60s that we learned about. Psychology in general has such a strange dark side to it that a comedy like this felt all too natural.
The film has had an amazingly positive reception and, following a series of kind reviews, it received a staff pick on Vimeo. This was unbelievably great news, needless to say.
You can read an interview with us at the following link, but - fair warning - Theo… was kind of just there when they were answering questions. - https://directorsnotes.com/2019/09/18/ian-bousher-theo-gee-aping/
An ambitious young architect tries to hold his life together after he starts uncontrollably producing grapes from his mouth.
This is a pair of parables exploring the nature of human choice. It’s an unusual film, written with a meaning in mind but designed to be open to interpretation. So many films now-days force feed a specific message without respecting their audience, but we wanted to show something that was accessible enough to enjoy but abstract enough that everyone would interpret differently. An experience that you can think about in the shower and almost feel like it was made for your unique lens.
Now, there comes a time in every film makers life in which they have to use cow intestine to replicate the inside of a birthing canal while a small plastic hand hovers above them. This short was that experience for us and we truly grew as people once it was done.
Booooooom TV described the film as “Simultaneously brilliant and bewildering, abstract yet strangely familiar, “The Duology of Man” offers a unique meditation on the nature of human choice.” It’s a pretty good indication of what you’re in for.
