Bakerman (film) explained

Bakerman is a feature film written and directed by David Noel Bourke.^[2] It stars Mikkel Vadsholt as Jens, alongside Siir Tilif, Brian Hjulmann, and Mia Lerdam. The movie evolved from a previous project, White Pig, whose scope was too large to shoot independently, so the filmmaker took one character and developed a movie about him.^[3]

Plot

Jens (Mikkel Vadsholdt) is a reclusive night-owl. In the midst of a mid-life crisis, the quality of his work as a baker begins to decline. When a group of young people smash the window of his car, his temper breaks and he knocks one of them out. Jens finds new purpose through vigilantism, leading him down a destructive path.

Release

Bakerman had its world premier at .^[4] The official Irish premier was at the Dingle International Film Festival in 2017, where the director also participated in a special Independent Journey panel to discuss the making of this feature film along with other filmmakers.^[5]

Bakerman also was officially selected at Filmfest München 2017, where the film participated in the international independents section of the festival program. Other notable film festivals that invited the film for screenings include Nordic International Film Festival in New York (where the lead actor won the Best Male Actor Award),^[6] the Scandinavian International Film Festival in Finland,^[7] the Richard Harris International Film Festival in Ireland,^[8] and the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden (where it was nominated for the Méliès d'argent award for Best Feature Film).^{[9] [10]}

Accolades

Mikkel Vadsholt's performance as Jens won the 2017 Best Male Actor Award at the Nordic International Film Festival.

The film won the Best Foreign Film award at the Maryland International film festival, which was presented to director David Noel Bourke.^{[11] [12] [13]}

External links

• Official Site
  • Web site: David Noel Bourke. July 2009. MJSimpson.co.uk. October 18, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207220350/http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/interviews/davidnoelbourke.html. 7 February 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: BAKERMAN. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630123908/https://www.filmfest-muenchen.de/en/programm/filme/film/?id=5525. 30 June 2017. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. Filmfest München.
2. Web site: BAKERMAN - award winning!. LEP Studios. Last Exit Productions. 27 April 2018.
3. Web site: An Interview with David Noel Bourke, Director of Bakerman. Mike. Haberfelner. July 2015. (re)Search my Trash. 27 April 2018.
4. Web site: Bakerman. CPH 27.10 - 09.11. CPH PIX. February 18, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219105037/http://www.cphpix.dk/film/6783/1. 19 February 2017. dmy.
5. Web site: GO BEHIND THE SCENES – DINGLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES POW-WOW. 25 March 2017. Dingle 17 International Film Festival. Dingle International Film Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219090623/http://www.dinglefilmfestival.com/news/. 2017-02-19.
6. Web site: 2017. Winners 2017. 27 April 2018. Nordic International Film Festival. Nordic International Film Festival Inc..
7. Web site: Bakerman. FilmFreeway. 27 April 2018.
8. Web site: 2017 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME. The Richard Harris International Film Festival. Richard Harris International Film Festival. 2017. 27 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022017/https://richardharrisfilmfestival.com/2017-programme/. 25 October 2017. dead.
9. Web site: Bakerman. FANTASTISK FILMFESTIVAL. 2017. 27 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205657/http://www.fff.se/film/bakerman/. 24 October 2017. dead.
10. Web site: Méliès d'Argent 2017 – de nominerade filmerna. Swedish. Silver Méliès 2017 - the nominated films. FANTASTISK FILMFESTIVAL. 2017. 27 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205657/http://www.fff.se/film/bakerman/. 24 October 2017. dead.
11. Web site: 2018. Maryland International Film Festival. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514213649/https://www.marylandiff.net/. 14 May 2018. 14 May 2018. Maryland International Film Festival.
12. Web site: 2018 FESTIVAL WINNERS. herald mail media. 2018. 14 May 2018.
13. Web site: 2018 FESTIVAL WINNERS. Film Festivals. 2018. 14 May 2018.