BESTER MANN

Production: funfairfilms & Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
Director & Screenplay: Florian Forsch
Director Of Photography: Dino Osmanović
Editor: Judy Landkammer

Being bullied is an everyday experience for shy teenager Kevin. Until one day, a stranger on a motorbike comes to his rescue. Kevin is immediately taken in by the much older Bennie, who presents himself as a talent scout working out of a nearby cottage, where he takes professional photos of his proteges. Flattered by the attention, Kevin asks for a photo shooting, but the session goes somewhat beyond what he expected. Afraid to disappoint Bennie, thus losing the budding friendship, and intoxicated by the attention he is shown, Kevin is willing to go along with anything Bennie says. Caught up in the headiness of belonging, Kevin fails to pay attention to the truth hidden behind Bennie’s polished facade.

BESTER MANN (“Main Man”) is a story about the vulnerability of youth, as well as a dissection of the murky criminal motives behind a purported ideology. A tale of the seductive power of intimacy – as disturbing as it is common place.

Festivals (selection)
Diagonale, Kurzfilm Wettbewerb, Graz 2018
39. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken 2018
21. Pink Apple, schullesbisches Filmfestival, Zürich 2018
28. Film Festival Cottbus, 2018
40. Biberacher Filmfestspiele, 2018

Awards & Nominations:
Jurypreis Bester Mittellanger Film auf dem 39. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Nominierung Österreichischer Filmpreis 2019 in der Kategorie Kurzfilm