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The Eternal Footman (Short)

We might never be ready to deal with death but is Death ever fed up of having to deal with us? When a man wakes to find Death sat on the corner of his bed, he is about to find out.

  • Bob Jordan
    Director
    The Colour of Everything, The Blue Candle, The Odyssey
  • Bob Jordan
    Writer
    The Colour of Everything, The Blue Candle, The Odyssey
  • Bob Jordan
    Producer
    The Colour of Everything, The Blue Candle, The Odyssey, Remember Remember: Grace and Mercy
  • Mark Hindman Smith
    Key Cast
    "The Eternal Footman"
    Remember Remember: Grace and Mercy, Whiteblade, Lankin, Swords of Scavelia, Pumpkins, The Blue Candle, The Shadow over Whitby, The Colour of Everything, The Odyssey
  • David Macey
    Key Cast
    "The Sleeper"
    Remember Remember: Grace and Mercy, Wuthering Heights, Anne Boleyn, Swords of Scavelia,
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    500 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bradford Movie Makers Awards (90th year)
    Bradford
    United Kingdom
    April 24, 2023
    West Yorkshire Premiere
    Film of the Year (2023) / Best Actor (2023)
  • South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network (100th Showroom Shorts)
    Sheffield
    United Kingdom
    April 18, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Bob Jordan

After writing and producing many short films, promos and music videos, Leeds UK based Bob Jordan finally produced his first feature film, "Remember Remember : Grace and Mercy" on which he was also Director of Photography. This has been picked up by a distributor and released. He is now in the middle of post production on his second, "The Colour of Everything", which he directed from his own script.

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Director Statement

"The Eternal Footman" takes its name from the T.S.Eliot poem "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" and lends heavily from the aesthetic of "The Seventh Seal". It takes the subject of death and deals with it in a most British way, by poking fun at it. Although the driving force for the narrative is a version of Death in a bad mood after constantly dealing with peoples complaints at the moment and manner of their demise, it still tries to answer the impossible question of how would we face death if we were given a chance to try to bargain and reason. The stages of grief gave this structure but Death himself has far more to say than the recently departed. Hopefully it finds an audience willing to listen and maybe contemplate how they would handle a similar situation.