KIRCALDY MAN
Documentary / 18min / HD / Scotland / 2011
Director and Co-Cinematographer:
Julian Schwanitz
Production:
Edinburgh College of Art & Scottish Screen
INHALT
Who is Jocky Wilson?
20 years ago every child in Kirkcaldy, on the east coast of Scotland, could answer this question.
One of the best darts players ever, world champion in 1982 and 1989 – a hero of an entire nation.
But in '95 Jocky paid the price for his self destructive life style suffering from diabetes, arthritis, and depression he retired into a reclusive existence.
In search of his myth, we follow the forces that shape Jocky's hometown and its inhabitants as we discover lost memories of the man who once inspired the nation.
KIRKCALDY MAN trailer from Julian Schwanitz on Vimeo.
FESTIVAL & AWARDS
*WINNER of the Golden Dove at 54th DokLeipzig - Best Int. Short Documentary
*WINNER Audience Award - Glasgow Intl. Short Film Festival
*WINNER BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award - Best Factual (under 30min)
*Nominated for the Grierson Award for Best Short Documentary.
Zagreb:DOX Retrospective 2013
Dok Leipzig
Glasgow Int. Film Festival
Hamburg IKFF 2012
Dokufest 2012
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