The Other Fellow (2022)
Documentary Feature
A film about Men, Real Men. Named James Bond.
1953. 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.
2023. Seventy years after the publication of the first Bond novel and as all eyes turn to who could be the seventh 007, 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 to 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.
The Other Fellow had a short theatrical release in North America and the United Kingdom. The film was acquired by Amazon Prime Video for a USA streaming release and by ITVX for a January 4, 2024 United Kingdom streaming release.
The film was released under the title Our Name Is Bond in certain international territories.
Doc Edge Film Festival (Winner)
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (Winner)
BIFA Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary Longlist (Nominee)
Austin Film Festival Documentary Film Award (Nominee)
National Film Awards UK (Nominee)
AegeanDocs International Documentary Film Festival (Nominee)
Festival International du Cinéma de Kinshasa (Nominee)
Dinard Festival du Film Britannique (Official Selection)
Docville International Documentary Film Festival (Official Selection)
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
“You should see the documentary. It is a much more interesting film about people called James Bond than you would expect it to be.” - Mark Kermode
CAST & CREW
Cinematographer
Jamie Touche
Editor
Lesley Posso
Composer
Alastair McNamara
Sound Designers
Miles Sullivan
Zoltan Kadnar
Colourist
Nigel Tadyanehondo
Director
Matthew Bauer
Writers
Matthew Bauer
Rene van Pannevis
Producers
Michelle Brøndum
Matthew Bauer
Cast
James Bond
James Bond
James Bond
James Bond
(You get it…)
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Something the director had to say...
Working with Lesley was an outstanding experience. She managed to take hundreds of hours of documentary footage and a loose idea of structure and turn it into an exceptional feature documentary, which went on to be released in US and UK cinemas and scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
While Lesley is an editor by role, she thinks like a director and is truly a filmmaker at heart. She is a genuine part of the creative process, bringing a sharp eye for storytelling and a commitment to finding the gold in the footage she is given. There are few people I would trust more to bring out the best in a project.
On our production, Lesley was also incredible at recruiting and managing other talented post-production professionals, helping to complete the project to a very high standard. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for an editor who will actively elevate your film and collaborate as a true creative partner.