Projects in genres: Scottish

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An observation of the benefits system, NEXT IN LINE centres a refugee doctor who is seeking government financial assistance. At her job centre meeting she faces a harrowing decision – either she works as a cleaner or gets sanctioned.

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Three brothers return to the remote woodland where they killed their abusive father only to discover his shallow grave is now empty, forcing them to question one another's loyalty with devastating consequences, as fear and paranoia set in. Official Selection Edinburgh International FilmFestival 2023 - World premiere

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An unlikely creative partnership is formed between a young Deaf man and an embittered busker on the streets of Glasgow. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Competition - World premiere

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A personal short documentary about dancing as a plus size woman through the lens of pop culture. A radical and joyful reimagining of awesome dance scenes with the bodies that traditionally get pushed to the back taking up space front and centre. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 Bridging the Gap - World premiere

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FriendsontheOutsidetellsthestoryofan incarcerated man called Jamie who finds joy and comfort inside by foraging for weeds and caring for birds. It questions whytheUK prison system is currentlyinits biggest expansioninmore than a century, exposing naturalising language around this expansion. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 Bridging the Gap - World premiere

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During the Pink Moon season, a daughter revisits her childhood home to work the garden with her father as it blossoms in the politically and physically divided island of Cyprus. It once facilitated her nightmares of the conflict and now their conversations. The filmmaker unearths the inter-generational trauma and healing. Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 - Bridging the Gap - World premiere Official Selection DOC NYC 2024

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Yuliia has become a refugee in Scotland due to the war in Ukraine. She is fighting for the future of her children while trying to maintain her relationship with her husband, who is on the frontline. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 Bridging the Gap - World premiere

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Jimmy the village committee chairman is informed by letter that the village has been left $50 million by a rich American industrialist in order to improve the life of the villagers. Incensed by the size of the the legacy, the American industrialist’s son, Brad, hires an Edinburgh law firm to contest his father’s wishes. A young female solicitor, Heather, is dispatched to the Highland village to await further instructions. Posing as a tourist she befriends the villagers but is beguiled by Jimmy’s son Geordie. However, when Heather reveals that she is working for the American industrialist's son Brad, and that the village is in no position to legally challenge the his blocking of the pay out, she is shunned. Propelled to desperate measures to make amends, Heather informs Brad that the Loch Ness Monster 'Nessie' really exists and that she has seen it herself. Disbelieving, but seeing the tourist potential of the monster, Brad flies to Scotland to discover the truth for himself.

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Following a practical joke gone wrong, Carl prematurely announces the death of his cantankerous bed-ridden uncle Derek. But when family arrive to pay their 'respects', Carl must decide whether to reveal the truth or make Derek dead again.

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A downtrodden Scottish farmer caring for her mother living with dementia attempts to become an influencer after discovering the popularity of the 'cottagecore' lifestyle. Official Selection Cairo International Film Festival 2023

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On her first day at a high school in rural Scotland, a London teenager is targeted for her afro hair by cocksure class bully and must harness her inner power. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Exploring the relationship between people and birds through a combination of hand drawn animation and photographic collage, centring around the community of pigeon keepers in Glasgow.