GFF 2013: The Final Member

The proud owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, Sigurður Hjartarson suffers from a peculiar form of penis envy. His collection could rightly be described as the crown jewels of phallic display and is certainly the largest of its kind in the world. Unfortunately for the retired teacher, a detached human penis remains frustratingly outwith his grasp.

The Final Member opens by introducing a vast array of specimens before focusing on the museum's quest to obtain its holy grail. The documentary is often unintentionally comical, but also surprisingly dark, with Sigurður stating that he cannot die in peace until he has possession of the titular organ. Luckily, prospective donor Tom Mitchell, and his penis Elmo, offers increasingly obsessive hope that the latter will soon achieve celebrity status. The promise of impending wackiness as our heroes race towards death keeps this unsettling story somewhat interesting, but ultimately it's predicated on too ridiculous a concept to really impress. [Nicola Balkind]