Project Detail

The Incomer

Synopsis

On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Director: Louis Paxton
Producer: Emily Gotto, Shirley O'Connor
Editor: Brian Philip Davis
Screenwriter: Louis Paxton
Production Designer: Arthur de Borman, Kezia Eales
Composer: Tom Kingston
Principal cast: Gayle Rankin, Grant O'Rourke, Domhnall Gleeson, John Hannah, Michelle Gomez

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Ireland co-production

A Head Gear Films (UK), Keeper Pictures (IE), Pilea Pictures (UK) production in association with Metrol Technology (UK)

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