Project Detail

Best Man

Synopsis

On a sprawling estate on the outskirts of suburbia, Leanne 13, is a child who has had to grow up fast. With a mother who left years ago, her dad Jim takes it for granted that Leanne will continue the domestic duties where his wife left off.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Becky Brazil
Producer
Cordelia Stephens
Executive Producer
Cordelia Stephens
Editor
Birt Eeles
Screenwriter
Becky Brazil
Director of Photography
Ian Dodds
Sound
Kenny Potter, John Cobban
Principal cast
Leeann Hogg, Eric Barlow

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Cineworks

(Glasgow Media Access Centre)
3rd Floor
34 Albion Street
Glasgow
G1 1LH
UK

T 00 44 (0)141 553 2620

Sales Company

Scottish Screen

249 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4QE
UK

T 00 44 (0)141 302 1700

distribution@scottishscreen.com

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Sweetie Sweetie

Director: Becky Brazil

Year: 2007

As a hard-pressed family struggles to get home after a days shopping, a young girl discovers that mum doesn't always know best. Sweetie follows seven year-old Tash and her family - mum Lynn, dad Kevin and little brother Ewan - as they attempt to catch a bus home after a day out at the local shopping centre. Life is sweet, until they discover that they don't have the correct change for the bus and are subsequently 'thrown off'. Watched by a voyeuristic crowd both on the bus and at the bus stop, small actions and reactions cause more problems and humiliation for the family.

The Odyssey The Odyssey

Director: Christopher Nolan

Year: 2026

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe along the way.

OH BOYS OH BOYS

Director: Antonio Donato

Year: 2026

In a coastal village obsessed with standing out, through flashy solos, fierce ping pong matches, and clumsy dates, a young saxophonist takes a different path. Official Selection Quinzaine des Cinéastes / Directors' Fortnight Cannes 2026 - World premiere