Project Detail

Jessie and the Elf Boy

Ciara Menzies

Synopsis

Jessie and the Elf Boy is a family comedy inspired by the Scottish legend of Ghillie Dhu.

One day, the solitary forest elf Ghillie Dhu meets a human child lost in the woods and shows her the way home. In the weeks that follow they develop a special friendship, but then, without warning, the girl is whisked away by her mother never to return. A forlorn Ghillie leaves his peaceful forest world and sets out on a quest to find his friend.

Years later, in the city, Ghillie meets Jessie Macrae, a plucky teenager determined to win favour with her high-flying mother by becoming a renowned hair stylist. When Jessie discovers that Ghillie has a gift for hair styling, they strike up a unique partnership which causes chaos for the manager of the chic hair salon and catapults Jessie to fame. Thanks to Ghillie, Jessie’s dreams are within reach, but will this meeting of two worlds be enough to overcome the deep hurts and fears of broken relationships through the generations?

Details

Year: 2021
Type of film: Features
Running time: 84 min
Director: Philip Todd
Producer: Matthew Todd, Nathan Todd, Philip Todd, John Walkinshaw, Tom Walkinshaw
Editor: Philip Todd
Screenwriter: Philip Todd, Matthew Todd, Lindsey Stirling
Director of Photography: Elliot Wallis
Production Designer: Elle Prudence
Music: David Shaw
Principal cast: Julia Brown, Huck Whittle, Gail Watson

Genre

Scottish Children’s Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fellowship Film

2/1, 162 St Andrews Road
Glasgow G41 1PG

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