The Mass of Men

Synopsis

Richard, an unemployed 55-year-old, arrives 3 minutes late for his appointment at a job centre. An advisor, stifled by the limits of the system she works in, has no choice but to penalize him for his tardiness. To avoid plunging further into destitution, Richard takes desperate measures. Inspired by the events surrounding the London Riots in 2011 and the subsequent infamous speech made by Prime Minister David Cameron, Mass of Men gives a harsh insight into the dangers of repression, disillusionment and apathy.

Director Biography

Gabriel Gauchet, BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Award Nominee 2012 for Best Short Film - Mwansa The Great, 2011 - 2012 studies at the National Film and Television School (NFTS), UK (MA Course Directing Fiction), 2010 Berlinale Talent Campus Participant 2008 studies at the ‘Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión’ (EICTV), Cuba (film directing), 2004 - 2010 art and film studies at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne/ Germany, 1999 - 2003 African studies in Hamburg, Dakar/ Senegal (Westafrica) and Cologne