Projects in genres: Scottish

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Like many who grew up in the 1980s, John Tavish enjoyed the music of Roxy La Che. After two platinum albums, Roxy suddenly disappeared in 1994 and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day. Now fifteen years after his disappearance, John Tavish tries to solve the mystery of what happened to Roxy La Che.

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Orphaned Polish girl Ania works in a restaurant while her sister Celina busks the streets of Edinburgh. When a guy called Lem turns up and offers Celina a job in the Highlands she jumps at the chance. Ania doesn’t want Celina to go and they fall out. Celina travels up to the Highlands, where she disappears. Ania travels to the remote peninsula of Innisaig to look for Celina, last seen working in the local fish factory. Lem lets her stay in his caravan while she works in the factory and waits for her sister to return from a supposed trip to Stornoway. Ania has an emergency operation performed by the factory’s Dr Balm. While recovering Ania finds Celina’s guitar under Lem’s caravan. Celina would never leave her precious guitar behind so Ania knows that something is really wrong and investigates further…

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A short experimental film where the surroundings of a woman are slowly revealed.

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This Documentary tells the story of the Scottish Jazz singer and trumpet player Shep Baker and charts the highlights and lowlights of his career from his first album "The Local Boy of Jazz" in 1965 to the present time in 2011.

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The Cowboy Court is about a family who decide to take the law into their own hands. Steve Brody, a hard working loyal husband who is dedicated to trying to earn an honest day's living, ends up accused of a crime he did not commit. Sent to prison Steve and his family end up in few difficult situations that lead to some serious consequences. On his release Steve meets up with a mysterious character called John Abbott who talks him into starting up a kangaroo court...eventually becoming...The Cowboy Court....

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“Ballet dancers get dodgy feet from dancing and I get dodgy hands from making their shoes!” Ballet shoes may be worn by delicate girls, but they’re crafted by burly men whose hands tell another story... We delve into the world of professional ballet dancing seen through the eyes of a shoemaker who desperately strives to save the dancer as much pain as possible by making the shoes as well as he can. Meanwhile, a seasoned dancer talks of the pain she went through dancing at the highest level. An undiscovered world behind the pomp and perfection.

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An 11 year old girl struggles to save herself as her world is suddenly torn apart by a deadly virus.

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Lisa spends her days numb, isolated in a comfortless flat, her only respite brought by working at an observatory, where she comes close to the stars. In London Steven loses everything and heads for sanctuary to the city he grew up in. At dead of night, at their lowest points, Lisa and Steven rescue one another, discovering kindred spirits and a chance to turn their lives around. An Edinburgh love story and redemption tale shot in glorious sunshine over 17 days, for only £15,000, THE SPACE BETWEEN is written & directed by Tim Barrow, producer of award-winning Scottish road movie THE INHERITANCE. The central roles are taken by Tim and Vivien Reid, who makes her screen debut after an extensive career in theatre, and they are joined by David Whitney, a fast-rising star of stand-up comedy. Shot by cinematographer Chris Martin the film was designed by Halla Groves-Raines and edited by Anthony Bueno. Following its sold-out premiere at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse, THE SPACE BETWEEN is touring Scotland until Spring 2012.

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Shot on a remote Scottish island to an ambient and musical sound track, capturing the contrasting (Coimeas) textures and ambiance of the Shore line as an audio visual poem.

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A film about love, life and speed dating set in Glasgow, Scotland that will prove just three minutes with a complete stranger can change your life forever.

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Two female friends are on a mission to rediscover the heady days of their youth. At a late night, isolated party in the countryside one of them discovers this might be more difficult than she imagined.

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The fear of getting old and the world losing its infinite possibilities grows everyday for Henry, and working in a nursing home serves as a constant reminder that a powerless future is dawning. Following an encounter with one of his former charges, Henry reconnects with himself and those who love him.