One Man Show

In the first minutes of One Man Show we see how, between the typical red double deckers and black taxis that are omnipresent in the streets of London, a fine-looking Englishman approaches on a bicycle. He looks like Mr. Bean's distant cousin. From a young age he wanted to become a metro conductor: the darkness always looked very mysterious and fascinating to him. But eventually his predilection for dark spaces made him decide to choose a completely different profession: projectionist. As he carefully wipes the dust off the film screen with a soft broom and replaces a lamp, he philosophises about his occupation. Man is one of the herd, but the projectionist is a loner. He leads his life in his own small world, his rattling projector being his only companion. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)