Project Detail

Lost In France

Synopsis

Exploring the rise of Scotland’s independent music scene in the 1990s, led by cult label Chemikal Underground. Featuring The Delgados, Bis, Mogwai, Arab Strap, Franz Ferdinand, and other seminal acts, an intimate film exploring friendship, creativity and music.
On the journey, we revisit a defining, chaotic trip early in the musicians’ careers, re-staging a concert in Brittany that connects the characters in life (and on stage) for the first time in many years.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Niall McCann
Producer
Nicky Gogan, Paul Welsh
Executive Producer
Leslie Finlay, Keith Potter
Editor
Cara Holmes, Nicky Gogan
Screenwriter
Niall McCann
Director of Photography
Julian Schwanitz
Sound
Fiadhnait McCann
Composer
Arab Strap, Bis, The Delgados, Franz Ferdinand, Holy Mountain, RM Hubbert, Mogwai, Emma Pollock, Trout
Principal cast
Stuart Braithwaite, Stewart Henderson, RM Hubbert, Alex Kapranos, Emma Pollock, Paul Savage
Production Manager
Kimberley Looi
Outreach Producer
Karla Healion
Music Supervisor
Caroline Campbell
Super 8 Sequences
Jim Rusk
Graphics
Eoghan Kidney, Gene Graham, Paul Rowley
Film Image
©Paul Welsh / Lost In France

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Edge City Films Ltd

Paul Welsh
3 Bower Street
Glasgow
G12 8PT
Scotland

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