Bill Douglas My Best Friend
Synopsis
Bill Douglas was Scotland’s finest director, celebrated by the likes of Lynne Ramsay, Lenny Abrahamson, Satajit Ray and Yuliya Solntseva. In his short career he made four films: an autobiographical trilogy about his appalling childhood – MY CHILDHOOD, MY AIN FOLK, THE WAY HOME - and COMRADES, an epic about a momentous moment in English history. Every shot in these films is an art work and every sequence a poem. Bills life was turned around in the Egyptian desert when he met the man who would become his lifelong friend, Peter Jewell. The two men had very different backgrounds but they formed a unique bond that channelled a tremendous creative energy. In this film Peter reminisces about the life he shared with Bill in their tiny Soho flat filled with cinema memorabilia. Their shared love of the movies led them to start experimenting with an 8mm camera. Peter’s memories and musings about the legacy Bill left behind are illustrated with these never-before-seen short films.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2023 - Venice Classics - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 78 min
- Format
- 2k
- Director
-
Jack Archer 1st Feature
- Producer
- John Archer
- Executive Producer
- Clara Glynn, Mark Thomas
- Editor
- James Alcock; Edit Assistant: Noora Lappalainen; Online Editor: Chas Chalmers
- Director of Photography
- Jack Archer; Additional Camera: Dan McKay, Jordan Sellers
- Sound
- Rob MacNeacail
- Composer
- Scott Twynholm
- Principal cast
- With contributions from: Peter Jewell, Brian Cox, Lynne Ramsay, Lenny Abrahamson, Dr. Phil Wickham
- Associate Producer
- Andy Kimpton-Nye
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Hopscotch Films
John ArcherFilm City Glasgow
401 Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 2QJ
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