Buvons

A young squire struggles to reconcile his knight's violent outbursts with moments of paternal affection. Upon discovering the knight's war crimes, the boy flees and meets a time traveller directly responsible for all life as we know it.

  • Iván Kozirev
    Director
  • Daniel Joseph
    Director
    A Place for Sailors, Sleeping in Traffic
  • Iván Kozirev
    Writer
  • Daniel Joseph
    Writer
    Sleeping in Traffic
  • Daniel Joseph
    Producer
    Blunt Objects
  • Jack Hudson
    Key Cast
    "René"
  • Richard Galloway
    Key Cast
    "The Knight"
  • Finlay McGuigan
    Key Cast
    "Blanque"
  • Jack McGarry
    Key Cast
    "Garces"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Period Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 26, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Northern Film School
Director Biography - Iván Kozirev, Daniel Joseph

‘Buvons’ is Ivan’s directorial debut based on a micro short made with friends in his home town in Hungary. Inspired by the sweeping landscapes and a love of medieval armoury, he developed that kernel into a fully fledged popcorn.
Captivated by the absurd in everyday life, Ivan is an overflowing well of original and radical creativity. An avid student of music and other art, he strives to find the universal in even the most trivial of life’s circumstances

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Director Statement

Trying to tackle a story about the psychological effects of war and the self-perpetuating cycle of trauma was never going to be easy. Balancing that uncomfortable relationship of a self-tortured abuser struggling to act compassionately with an immortal dressing-gown-clad, time-travelling martini-drinker was the source of much deliberation throughout the various drafts.

It wasn’t until read-throughs with the cast that we truly started shaping something ultimately universal: the damning consequences of a man’s pride and toxic masculinity. The mounting internalised frustration and resentment that Rene represses for years was a driving force in finding his emotional arc. When he has an opportunity to unleash that with seemingly no consequences, one has to question how far that definition of “consequences” can be stretched.

At what point can you hurt someone and deem there to be no consequences? When one such as the Knight lives a life of raiding and slaughter, the lines not only blur but shimmer back and forth.
And what sort of intervention could disrupt this cycle? Something divine? Something “other”? An evening of fireside philosophy with someone you can never truly understand? Can they do anything against the tide of apathy, emotional repression and insecurity?
And is the fight worth it? As easy as it is to sink into hollowed-out expectations and archaic societal roles, we have to hope that the struggle for self-acceptance is worth it.