A WORTHY MAN
19 min │ 2018 │ Short Film │ Super16 / Firebrand Productions │ Denmark
Idea & Director KRISTIAN HÅSKJOLD
PITCH
Night after night Erik works alone in his bakery. His only company is the late-night radio show, who he persistently attempts to get through to and be honoured with “Joker of the Week”. He has gradually become more and more distant to his family, and all his efforts to re-establish the connection seem in vain. A growing depression hurls Erik into a tailspin, that in the end culminates in a desperate cry for help
“A Worthy Man tries (and succeeds in) delicately balancing humor with profound loneliness.” Jon Fusco, No Film School
AWARDS
2018 - Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) / VIMEO STAFF PICK AWARD
2018 - Tirana International Film Festival (Albania) / BEST STUDENT FILM
2018 - 24fps International Short Film Festival (USA) / HORIZON AWARD (Best Student Film)
2018 - Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium) - BEST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
2018 - Poitiers Film Festival (France) - CAPRICCI & KISSTUDIO PRIZE
SELECTIONS
2018 - Palm Springs International Shortfest (USA) / Competition
2018 - Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) / Competition
2018 - Encounters Film Festival (UK) / Competition
2018 - Nordisk Panorama (Sweden) / Side competition
2018 - Helsinki International Film Festival / Side program
2018 - 24fps International Short Film Festival (USA) / Competition
2018 - Poitiers Film Festival (France) / Competition
2018 - Denver Film Festival (USA)
2018 - Tirana International Film Festival (Albania)
2018 - Nordische Filmtage Lübeck (Germany)
2018 - Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin (Germany)
2018 - Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium) - BEST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
2019 - Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival (Germany) / In competition
2019 - Nordic Lights Film Festival (USA)
2019 - cellu l'art Kurzfilmfestival Jena / In competition
2019 - Minimalen Short Film Festival (Norway)
2019 - Wiz-Art - Lviv International Short Film Festival / Screening
2019 - Amandus – Lillehammer International Student Film Festival / In competition
2019 - Festival Chalon tout Court (France)
2019 - European Film Awards - LONGLISTING (Germany)
2019 - Uppsala International Short Film Festival / EFA tour (Sweden)
2019 - Interfilm – International Short Film Festival Berlin / EFA tour (Germany)
2019 - PÖFF Shorts / EFA tour (Estonia)
2019 - European Film Forum SCANORAMA / EFA tour (Lithuania)
2019 - Seville European Film Festival / EFA tour (Spain)
2019 - North Bellarine Film Festival / In competition (Canada)
2020 - Tampere Film Festival / EFA Tour (Finland)
2020 - Brussels Short Film Festival / EFA Tour (Belgium)
2020 - International Short Film Festival in Drama / EFA Tour (Greece)
2020 - European Film Festival of Lille / In Competition (France)
2020 - Festival del Cinema Europeo / EFA Tour (Italy)
2020 - Krakow Film Festival / EFA Tour (Poland)
2020 - Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy / EFA Tour (Finland)
2020 - Dokufest / EFA Tour (Kosovo)
2020 - FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival / EFA Tour (Slovenia)
2020 - OFF – Odense International Film Festival / EFA Tour (Denmark)
2020 - Reykjavík International Film Festival / EFA Tour (Iceland)
2020 - Curtas Vila do Conde – International Short Film Festival / EFA Tour (Portugal)
2020 - SHORTS MÉXICO – Mexico International Film Festival / EFA Tour (Mexico)
2020 - ARTos Foundation / EFA Tour (Cyprus)
2020 - Braunschweig International Film Festival / EFA Tour (Germany)
2020 - Moscow Film Festival / EFA Tour (Russia)
2020 - European Film Festival Palic (Serbia)
PRESS
No Film School: Watch: ‘A Worthy Man’ and Making Dark Subjects Feel Light (2018/9/4)
Directors Notes: Ten Picks From the 24th Encounters Short Film Festival (2018/10/1)
Indie Shorts Mag: The Destructive Powers of Low Self-worth (2019/11/19)
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