By Matthew Bauer • 2022 • Documentary • 80'
An energetic exploration of male identity via the lives, personalities, and adventures of a diverse band of men, real men across the globe all sharing the same name – James Bond.
1952. Jamaica. When author Ian Fleming needs a name for his suave, sophisticated secret agent, he steals one from an unaware birdwatcher and creates a pop- culture phenomenon about the ultimate fictional alpha-male.
2022. It is the year of 007’s sixtieth anniversary onscreen and Australian filmmaker Matthew Bauer is on a global mission to discover the lasting, contrasting and very personal impacts of sharing such an identity with James Bond.
From a Swedish 007 super-fan with a WWII past, a gay New York theatre director, an African American Bond accused of murder, and two resilient women caught up in it all, Bauer’s cinematic mission is an audacious, poignant, and insightful examination of masculinity, gender, and race in the very real shadows of a movie icon.
Doc Edge 2022
Winner – Best Film in Category « And Action »
Nominee – Best International Feature
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2022
Nominee – Best International Feature
Dinard Festival of British Cinema 2022
Austin Film Festival
Nominee – Best International Feature
Director: Matthew Bauer
Country: UK
Production year: 2022
Language: English, Swedish
Runtime: 80'