A club for
‘dull men’ may just inspire you to see the unremarkable anew
Whether
you’re crazy for roundabouts, addicted to photographing mailboxes, have the
world’s largest collection of British milk bottles, or you’re a dull man with
pretty much any sort of hobby that induces bafflement and yawns in friends and
acquaintances, there’s a club just for you. A drolly cheerful celebration of
the very ordinary, Born to Be Mild explores the uncommon
hobbies practised by the members of the Dull Men’s Club – an online community
that connects ‘dull men, and women who appreciate dull men’. A film-festival
favourite upon its release in 2015, the UK director Andy Oxley’s now-beloved
short documentary has, for nearly a decade, been introducing viewers to the
mildly profound virtue of being ‘dull, not boring’. And while certainly played
for droll laughs, the film may just inspire you to appreciate the mundane,
familiar and otherwise unremarkable anew.
Born
to be mild | Psyche Films
