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 practiced 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 in 2015, the short documentary played at SXSW, AFI DOCS and Hot Docs, among others, introducing viewers to the mildly profound virtue of being ‘dull, not boring’.
The Dull Men’s Club: where being extraordinarily ordinary is celebrated
Director: Andy Oxley
Editor: Joshua Gaunt
Composer: Chris Reed
Executive Producer: Grover Click
Website: Screen 3 Productions

videoChildhood and adolescence
Immerse yourself in the games kids play when the streets are their playground
14 minutes

videoSubcultures
Bad puns, regrettable costumes, and other joys of collecting kitschy album art
13 minutes

videoMood and emotion
The archetypal tough guy from London’s East End, or one man grappling with his emotions?
10 minutes

videoFood and drink
Is a ‘gastronomic society’ dinner the height of decadence, or an act of artistry?
11 minutes

videoDesign and fashion
Meat, mobility scooters, condoms – anything we make can be made in miniature
5 minutes

videoPersonality
Jim Hall, 78, has a blue body – but his outlook on life is more unusual still
8 minutes

videoConsciousness and altered states
A neurologist finds peace and happiness in the feeling of constant acceleration
16 minutes

videoSocial psychology
Never judge a book by its cover. But what about people and their faces?
12 minutes

videoLove and friendship
Two hot-air balloon repairmen on crafting a life of small pleasures and great contentment
5 minutes