Tom Hollander MR. VOORMAN

THE VOORMAN PROBLEM

Running Time: 12:29 Shot in colour on RedONE at 4k Aspect Ratio 2.4:1 THE VOORMAN PROBLEM THE VOORMAN

BAFTA Nomination Short Film Category

Best Live Action Short St Louis Film Festival

Best Screenplay Fastnet Film Festival

a film by Mark Gill

“Voorman is a prisoner who maintains he is a god.” Governor Bentley

Synopis (25 words) the rest of the prison popula- insane and they can ship him tion that he is indeed telling off to the asylum. But before A psychiatrist is sent to a the truth… making a decision, the doctor prison to examine an inmate has several questions in with a peculiar affliction – he relation to Voorman’s claim: believes he is a god. Synopsis (100 words) why would a god choose to Synopsis (50 words) Doctor Williams is called in be straitjacketed in a prison, to examine the enigmatic is there a way he can vali- Doctor Williams is called to a Mr Voorman, a prisoner with date his boast and what has prison to examine Voorman – a peculiar affliction: he be- any of this got to do with an inmate with a peculiar af- lieves he is a god. The doc- Belgium? fliction – he believes he is a tor must decide on the sanity god. The problem is, though, of Mr Voorman: is he a faker he’s managed to convince or a lunatic? Diagnose him

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