Public House
Synopsis
Bold as brass
A laugh like a bell
And a warmth unmatched, built hearth upon hearth
Your house rumbles
Excerpt - 'The Public House Rumbles' by Alexandra Ewing
Shot in the single location of a Glaswegian pub, PUBLIC HOUSE is a sequence of vignettes, some characters recurring and others not, just like real life. A myriad of eccentric and troubled souls pass through, looking for a drink, solace, a conversation, someone to love, an audience, sex, an explanation, revenge, or just a place to be.
The film delves deeper than the sum of its parts, asking existential questions. How did we end up here? Why do we do what we do? Should we try something else? Ultimately the film is about committing to something. To an idea, a place, an affair, grief, a philosophy, family, a tall tale, loss, love, a joke, a friend or simply trying to make it through the day.
Details
- Year
- 2027
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 99 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Martin Clark 1st Feature
- Producer
- James Heath
- Editor
- Jack Lang
- Screenwriter
- Martin Clark
- Director of Photography
- Leon Brehony, Amy Urquhart
- Principal cast
- Kate Dickie, Martin Docherty, Gavin Mitchell, Gabriel Quigley, Elysia Welch, Jack Stewart, Ryan Hunter, Saskia Ashdown, Conor McLeod, Kim Chapman, Lorn Macdonald
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Randan Film and Television Productions
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