THE SUIT WEARETH THE MAN - 29 MINUTES / UK / 2020

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Have you ever felt ashamed of who you are and where you come from? Maciek does. He struggles to reconcile his corporate ambition, and latent sexual desires, with his traditional Polish upbringing. So much so, that after gaining a promotion at work, he becomes paranoid a group of beautiful Suited Men are following him, and the lines between shame fuelled lust and reality begin to blur...

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2020 - FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / USA / SEMI FINALIST

2020 - AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL / UK / BAFTA QUALIFYING / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2020 - BOLTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / UK / BAFTA QUALIFYING / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2020 - NEW YORK CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS / USA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2020 - VENICE FILM AWARDS / ITALY / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2020 - FLORENCE FILM AWARDS / ITALY / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2020 - EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS / EU / FINALIST

2020 - MARGATE FILM FESTIVAL / UK / FINALIST

2020 - LONDON LIFT OFF FILM FESTIVAL / UK / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2020 - RAINBOW UMBRELLA FILM FESTIVAL / UK / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - MADRID FILM AWARDS / SPAIN / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / UK / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - SHIVER FILM FESTIVAL / USA / FINALIST

2021 - ROMFORD FILM FESTIVAL / UK / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / INDIA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - INTERNATIONAL SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL / AUSTRALIA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - MELBOURNE OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL / AUSTRALIA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - FESTIVAL GENDERS AND PERFORMANCES / PORTUGAL / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - GRITO QUEER FESTIVAL - SCREAMING QUEER / BRAZIL / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL / AUSTRALIA / SEMI FINALIST

2021 - SHOCKFEST FILM FESTIVAL / USA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL / CANADA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2021 - CHERIES-CHERIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / FRANCE / OFFICIAL SELECTION
2022 - NEW JERSEY SHORT AWARDS / USA / SEMI FINALIST

2022 - O ANJO EXTERMINADOR BRASILIA FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL / BRAZIL / OFFICIAL SELECTION

2022 - FILM MAUDIT 2.0 / USA / OFFICIAL SELECTION

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2020 - WINNER - NEW YORK CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS / BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

2020 - WINNER - VENICE FILM AWARDS / BEST LGBTQ+ SHORT FILM

2020 - WINNER - FLORENCE FILM AWARDS / BEST LGBTQ+ SHORT FILM

2021 - WINNER - MELBOURNE OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL / BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

2021 - WINNER - TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL / BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

2021 - WINNER - TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL / BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

2020 - NOMINATED - BOLTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / BEST LGBTQ+ FILM

2020 - NOMINATED - RAINBOW UMBRELLA FILM FESTIVAL / BEST LGBTQ+ FILM

2021 - NOMINATED - MADRID FILM AWARDS / BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

2021 - NOMINATED - ROMFORD FILM FESTIVAL / BEST LOCAL FILM 

2021 - NOMINATED - TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL / BEST FEATURETTE

2021 - NOMINATED - TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL / BEST ACTRESS (Katharina Naumow)

2021 - NOMINATED - TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL / BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

2021 - NOMINATED - INTERNATIONAL SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL / BEST LGBTQ+ FILM

2021 - NOMINATED - INTERNATIONAL SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL / BEST PERFORMANCE (Maciek Nawrocki)

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Written and Directed by - MITCHELL MARION

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Produced by - LOUISA WARREN / MITCHELL MARION 

Production Company - CHAMPDOG FILMS

Presented by - THE IMPULSE GROUP LONDON

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Cast - MACIEK NAWROCKI / KATHARINA NAUMOW / JACK HARDWICK / NIELS JUSTESEN / ADELE ONI

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Director of Photography - ALI FARAHANI

Editor - GARY COOGAN at THE QUARRY

Grade - FINLAY REID at GOILDCREST

Production Design - ERIN GREEN

Composers - WILLIAM FRASER / ROBERT ALLEN

Sound Design & Mix - SAM MASON

Visual Effects - BOYAN GEORGIEV