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THE ABSURD MAN

By Jasper WARRY

Drama - Development 2024

An undercover life-coach is hired by a happily married father of three to help him end his life, and fake his natural death.

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- Drama, Black comedy
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 100 mn
- Director(s)
- Jasper WARRY
- Writer(s)
- Jasper WARRY
- Cast
- Simon CALLOW
- Producer(s)
- Joel ATLEY (Hello Deer Studios), Avt SHANKARDASS (Victory Media)
- Synopsis
- ”THE ABSURD MAN dares to tackle a painful subject with wit that never trivialises the predicament. Acutely observed… “
  
  Francine Stock – Film critic and presenter of BBC Radio 4‘s weekly film review show The Film Programme
  
  We’re currently distributing our award winning short film, TWEAKS (trailer below), a highly personal, singular and topical film about mental health written and directed by Jasper Warry.
  
  This is the funded (by Fields Park) proof of concept for THE ABSURD MAN. The trailer for this is available here.
  
  It stars acting legend Simon Callow (Four Weddings & A Funeral, A Room With A View, Shakespeare In Love) alongside comedian and actor Dan Skinner (AKA: Angelos Epithemiou and star of Notes on Blindness & High-Rise) and rising star Nicola Wren (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword).
  
  It’s been licensed for global distribution by Shorts TV across their TV and SVOD channels. Shorts TV also theatrically distribute the Academy Award nominated short films each year, so Tweaks is in great company.
  
  Tweaks was selected for the following films festivals:
  
  - Reykjavik International Film Festival… Nominated – Golden Egg Award
  - Austin After Dark Film Festival… Nominated – Best International Director
  - Flickfair Film Festival ... Winner – Best Comedy
  - Nevada Short Film Festival ... Winner – Best Dark Comedy Film
  - Oregon Short Film Festival … Nominated – Best Ensemble Cast
  - Carmarthen Bay Film Festival ... BAFTA Cymru & BAFTA Awards qualifier
  - Chapter Moviemaker ... BAFTA Cymru Awards qualifier
  - 28th LA Comedy Film Festival
  - Indie Shorts Awards Cannes;Tripoli Film Festival
  - Hunter Mountain Film Festival
- Partners & financing
- Financier - AVT Shankardass - Victory Media
- Production schedule
- Q4 2024/Q1 2025