Everyman
Everyman is a 10 minute visual essay,
developed and supported by the Scottish
Documentary Institute's highly acclaimed
Bridging the Gap programme.
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.
Everyman was shortlisted for the Grierson Award and won Best Short Film at the BAFTA qualifying SQIFF 2021 and Best Film at Euregion Film Festival 2022.
So far Everyman has been selected/screened at the following festivals:
WORLD PREMIERE – Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2021
Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2021
Galway Film Fleadh 2021
Bolton Film Festival 2021
Aesthetica Film Festival 2021
Dayton LGBT Film Festival 2021
OUTShine LGBTQA+ Film Festival 2021
SQIFF 2021 | *Winner Best Short Film Award*
KUKI International Short Film Festival 2021
Interfilm Short Film Festival 2021
MIX CPH 2021
DOC NYC 2021
Inverness Film Festival 2021
Bogota Short Film Festival 2021
Dublin International Film Festival 2022
British Shorts Film Festival Berlin 2022
Euregion Short Film Festival 2022 | *Winner Best Film*
BFI Flare 2022
Sebastopol Film Festival | USA 2022
ACT Human Rights Film Festival
Seattle Internationall Film Festival | USA 2022
St. Kilda Film Festival | Aus 2022
Cannes Short Film Corner | As part of Cinesud's Emerging Talent to Cannes programme.
News and Reviews:
Euregion Film Festival 2022 announce winners
https://cinesud.nl/nieuws-inspiratie/2022/euregion-film-festival-2022-announces-winners
Queer Films to look out for at Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
https://www.diff.ie/news/queer-films
The New Current | 15th LICHTSPIELKLUB
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021 *INTERVIEW*
https://www.thenewcurrent.co.uk/jack-goessens
The Grierson Trust | Shortlist 2021
https://griersontrust.org/grierson-awards/the-grierson-awards/shortlist/
Eye for Film at SQIFF *REVIEW*
https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/everyman-2020-film-review-by-jennie-kermode
Screen Scotland | Made in Scotland
https://www.screen.scot/film-in-scotland/made-in-scotland/film/everyman
Meet the stars of Glasgow Short Film Festival 2021 *REVIEW*
https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/stars-of-glasgow-short-film-festival-2021
Take one Action | Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Our Top Picks *REVIEW*
https://www.takeoneaction.org.uk/2021/02/glasgow-film-festival-2021-our-top-picks/
Glasgow Short Film Festival Announces BAFTA qualifying Competition Programme
GSFF Official Website
Glasgow Film Festival Announces 2021 Programme
Glasgow Film Festival Official Website
Bridging the Gap 2020 commissions announced (mentions working title Venus & Mars)
Screen Scotland Official Website
Everyman commissioned by SDI (mentions working title Venus & Mars)
FILMMAKErJack
Jack is a Dutch born, UK based writer/director and graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In 2018 Jack won the Glasgow Short Film Festival Production Attic pitch with his film, Bouba & Kiki (2019), which premiered in the BAFTA qualifying competition at the festival the following year. That same year Jack was selected for the prestigious BFI Network Weekender.
His short film Everyman (2021) was commissioned through the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap programme. It won Best short film at SQIFF 2021, Best Film at Euregion Film Festival 2022 as well as being shortlisted for a Grierson Award and screening at a dozen BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals - including Galway Fleadh, Interfilm Berlin, DOC NYC, Frameline and Bogoshorts. Jack was selected by Cinesud to participate with Everyman in their annual Talent to Cannes programme in 2022.
Jack has just finished a short film titled 'Who I Am Now', funded by Creative Scotland and LEAP. The script has been written by BAFTA winning writer Michael Lee Richardson and produced by Reece Cargan at Bombito productions. The film stars Adam Kashmiry from the BAFTA wining 'Adam' and Talisa Garcia who is Disney's first openly trans actress (starring in the show Willow). The film is premiering at the Edinburgh International Film Festival where it is nominated for the McLaren Award.
Jack is developing their first feature, Boifriend, as writer-director and has received early development funding for this through Short Circuit (the Scottish arm of BFI Network) and additional development support through Cinesud's career lab.
He was selected for the BFI Flare x BAFTA Crew 2021 mentorship programme and mentored by Oscar winning producer Iain Canning.