Synopis (25 words) A psychiatrist is sent to a prison to examine an inmate with a peculiar affliction – he believes he is a god.

Synopsis (50 words)Doctor Williams is called to a prison to examine Voorman – an inmate with a peculiar af-fliction – he believes he is a god. The problem is, though, he’s managed to convince

the rest of the prison popula-tion that he is indeed telling the truth…

Synopsis (100 words)

Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar affliction: he be-lieves he is a god. The doc-tor must decide on the sanity of Mr Voorman: is he a faker or a lunatic? Diagnose him

insane and they can ship him off to the asylum. But before making a decision, the doctor has several questions in relation to Voorman’s claim: why would a god choose to be straitjacketed in a prison, is there a way he can vali-date his boast and what has any of this got to do with Belgium?

Running Time: 12:29Shot in colour on RedONE at 4kAspect Ratio 2.4:1

“Voorman is a prisoner who maintains he is a god.” Governor Bentley

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a film by Mark Gill

BAFTA Nomination Short Film Category

Best Live Action Short St Louis Film Festival

Best ScreenplayFastnet Film Festival

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“The Voorman Prob-lem is a dark and play-ful little short which I hope connects with people in some small way.”

Mark Gill

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Mark Gilldirectors statement

I was pointed in the direction of the source material for this short (an excerpt from David Mitchell’s ‘num-ber9dream’) by a good friend who had enjoyed a film I made about two angels that are bored. He knew I’d be attracted to the dark undercur-rent in the story and its connection with religion, a sacred cow which I’ll never tire of prodding.

Adapting David’s material was a hugely enjoyable process and hav-ing Martin and Tom involved is tes-tament to what I’ve always believed: it’s all about the script. They were generous collaborators and helped take the film to another level.

I’ve always felt that comedy is a poor relation to drama when it comes to visual aesthetics so I’ve striven to make every scene as beautiful as possible. The Voorman Problem is a dark and playful little short which I hope connects with people in some small way.

Martin Freemandoctor williams

There was a time when Martin was most well known as Tim Canterbury from Ricky Gervais’ The Office but since then, his career has gone from strength to strength, featuring as the iconic Arthur Dent in Douglas Adams’ Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and recently winning a BAFTA for his per-formance as Dr. Watson in Sherlock.

His profile will undoubtedly rise even further with his lead role as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s The Hob-bit, which is currently being shot and is scheduled for release in December 2012.

Tom Hollandermr. Voorman

One of Britain’s finest character actors, Tom has managed to sustain an unbroken career in stage, TV and film. In 1992 he won the Ian Charle-son Award for his Witwoud in The Way of the World at the Lyric Ham-mersmith. He’s played Saffy’s boy-friend in Absolutely Fabulous, King George V in The Lost Prince on the BBC, and more recently, the Duke of Windsor in Channel 4’s adaptation of

William Boyd’s Any Human Heart.

On film he has been a penniless aristo in Gosford Park, Lord Cutler Beckett in Pirates of the Caribbean, hapless minister Simon Foster in Armando Ianucci’s In The Loop and a cellist in Joe Wright’s The Soloist. Along with James Wood, he created and starred in Rev. as the unfortunate but sympathetic inner-city minister. The series won the BAFTA for best sitcom in 2011.

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Simon GriffithsgoVernor Bentley

Working in the industry for just over 5 years Simon is a versatile actor who is equally at home on stage as he is in front of the lens. A small part in ITV’s Heartbeat led to him playing Mike in 25Gs with honlodge productions which in turn led to his appearance in The Voorman Problem.

Simon realises now that maybe ro-mantic leads are not within his expect-ed range but thoroughly enjoys getting to grips with character roles in films that interest him rather than simply gaining more credits. He lives quietly in Manchester with his newly bought keyboard and is currently working his way to Grade 1 Piano just to keep himself occupied and off the streets.

Elisabeth Graymrs williams

Elisabeth read English Literature and Language at Oxford University. She is an actor and writer best known for her work on stage. Awards include UK Juliet Bernard Memorial Prize for ‘Most Promising

Young Actress’ and Stage Awards Nominee for ‘Best Solo Show’ for Wish I Had a Sylvia Plath (UK).

Her plays have appeared Off-Broad-way, in LA, and toured around the globe. She lives in New York.

Mark Gillwriter/director

Shortly after winning an Royal Televi-sion Society Award with his graduation film, Mark began production on his first major short film, The Voorman Prob-lem, a whimsical dark comedy starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander.

The film is has won two awards, been nominated for a BAFTA and been se-lected at over two dozen festivals and counting including official selections Aspen ShortFest, BFI London Film Fes-

tival, Rhode Island Film Festivals.

Mark is currently in post-production on his next short film which stars BAFTA winner Chris Langham (The Thick Of It, Black Pond). He is also developing his first feature film.

Mark Is represented by Simon Blakey at The Agency (London) Ltd.

Baldwin Liproducer/writer

Baldwin Li studied English Literature and Language at Balliol College, Oxford University before going on to work at Granada Studios, Manchester as a sound engineer and cameraman. He left Granada in 2006 and founded honlodge productions ltd.

During 2006-8 he directed and pro-duced 25Gs, a feature-length exis-tentialist crime caper about a hapless messenger-boy who mislays £25,000 that is not his own. It is currently being

distributed in Canada by Peace Arch Entertainment.

He met Mark Gill on the set of a short film shoot in 2008 and since then they have been developing numerous proj-ects together, including their first major short film, The Voorman Problem. They are currently in post-production on their next short film Full Time and are developing their first feature.

Baldwin is a passionate creative with a particular talent for developing and nurturing strong ideas.

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M Phil WooddopPhil studied cinematography at the Northern Film School UK in 2005, working entirely on film formats throughout the course. After gaining a distinction he immediately started to work freelance as a DoP.

Within a few short years, Phil estab-lished himself a highly sought after DoP and he now works all over the

world, shooting TV Commercials, Short Dramas and Feature Films. He has worked on projects that have been screened at film festivals in Europe and the US, including Raindance and Cannes.

As a Cinematographer, Phil believes his role is to support the Director’s vision, therefore his mantra is to master the tools available in order to properly execute his craft for the good of the story.

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Martin Freeman

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Tom Hollander

GoVernor Bentley

Simon Griffiths

mrs Williams

Eilsabeth Gray

screenplay by Mark Gill and Baldwin Li based on an excerpt from the novel

number9dream by David Mitchell.

music by Baldwin Li based on a theme by Tom Hollander

eDiteD by Mark Gill and Baldwin Li

Alex CandlinEddie Robson

Noelene PhythianOly PilionRima Sen

Paul GordonEmma Friend

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Mark RickittBenedict Tranfield

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Mike MilesPeter BaileyGreg Wade

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Buna SenDavid Short

Alex ThompsonAlex Roberts

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FestiVal selections & awards include:BAFTA nomination for short film St Louis Film Festival (Best Live Action Short)Fastnet Film Festival (Best Screenplay)

Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France Flickerfest Short Film Festival, SydneyLeuven International Short Film FestivalBFI London Film FestivalRhode Island International Film FestivalCFC Toronto Worldwide Short Film FestivalAspen Shortsfest

British Shorts BerlinVilnius International Film FestivalCalgary International Film FestivalShnit International Short Film FestivalBrussels Short Film FestivalMilwaukee Film FestivalKansk International Video festival, SiberiaPamplona Film FestivalCinema Jove International Film FestivalMessage to Man Film FestivalFEC European Short Film FestivalWarsaw International Film Festival