Adaptations can be tricky beasts that often run the risk of not living up to the heights of the original source material but when filmmaker Luke Bather, part of the production company We Are Invite, read a comic by friend and eventual co-writer John Tucker, he immediately knew he needed to make a film about the baldest man in the world. The resulting sharp-tongued farcical short Bald follows the cult-like status garnered by Jeff (played by Jimmy Watkins) who unwittingly becomes a revered figure in his small Welsh hometown. While his strange super-follicle affliction may lead to madness for those who stare directly at it, it also brings him to the communal heart of the local social club. Led by a quirky and witty narration, Bather’s film delights with relatable and heartening characters who each bring their own elements to the tale. Ahead of Bald’s premiere on Dn...
- 1/5/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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