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DOCUMENTARY Terrafarmer Production: Independent Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds Director: Will Adams Writer: Will Adams Producer: Rory Lowe Genre: Sci-fi comedy Format: Digibeta, Beta SP, HD Cam Contact: will@oncewerefarmers.com A lone astronaut attempts to terraform a hostile planet with a malfunctioning robot as his only companion. Every small success the Terrafarmer enjoys is decimated by the robot’s stupidity in a classic chalk and cheese comedy. Archive of Dreams Production: GMAC Shortcuts Duration: 15 minutes 25 seconds Director: Tomás Sheridan Writer: Tomás Sheridan Producer: Lindsay Goodall Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, Beta SP, DVD Contact: lindsay@labelleallee.com or info@g-mac.co.uk Carlo Roda has gleaned thousands of films over the past 30 years. His life’s work now sits in a damp, dusty warehouse while his dreams turn into memories. Corpsicles Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds Director: Rowena Cohen Producer: Tracey Gardiner Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk Alan aspires to be a human popsicle…literally. This film is about the weird and wacky world of cryonics. Instead of burial or cremation, get yourself put in a freezer, wait a few hundred years, get defrosted and off you go. The Finger Trap Production: GMAC Shortcuts Duration: 4 minutes 29 seconds Director: Julia McLean Writer: Julia McLean Producer: Shian Holt Genre: Animation Format: Digibeta, Beta SP, DVD Contact: shian@kolik.co.uk or info@g-mac.co.uk The elderly but young-at-heart Wilson Brown becomes stuck in his Chinese finger trap toy whilst preparing an anniversary surprise for his wife. Calling Home Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 12 minutes 11 seconds Director: Maria Eduarda Andrade & Marcelo Starobinas Producer: Maria Eduarda Andrade & Marcelo Starobinas Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam, DVD Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk This short documentary, entirely shot inside phone booths in cheap international call centres, is a gripping, emotional portrait of long distance relationships between immigrants and their families around the world. Half Way Home Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 10 minutes Director: Paul Gray Producer: Lili Sandelin & Douglas Dougan Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, HD Cam, DVD Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk 34-year-old Melanie lives with the knowledge she will die within 10 years due to autoimmune disease. Having survived a near fatal operation, Melanie escaped the stresses of city life to search for her ideal home for the time she has left - but it’s not as easy as that… This is JO3 Production: Independent Duration: 3 minutes Director: Rory Lowe & Tom Shrapnel Producer: Will Adams & Phil Kerr Genre: Experimental Format: Digibeta, Beta SP, HD Cam Contact: rory@oncewerefarmers.com A live action 3D animation about JO3, an 8bit digital man stuck in our 21 st century analogue world searching for a way home. Nominated for Cartoon d’Or at Encounters 2008. Christmas With Dad Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 11 minutes 43 seconds Director: Conor McCormack Producer: Sarah Tierney Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam, DVD Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk Christmas with Dad follows 22-year-old AJ as he and his family prepare for the festive season and the arrival of an eighth child. With remarkable access and insight the film reveals a young man struggling to define his role as a father, haunted by his own childhood and facing an uncertain future... Best Scottish Short Documentary Winner at Edinburgh 2008. Irene Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds Director: Lindsay Goodall Producer: Kat Calton Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam, DVD Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk An engaging story about the filmmaker’s 92-year-old grandmother, and the daughter who cares for her. While suffering from Alzheimer’s and decreasing physical ability, Irene’s feisty personality still shines through, often leading to both laughter and heartache. Nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award 2008 for Best Short Film.
Karelian Cowgirls Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 10 minutes 20 seconds Director: Minttu Mantynen Producer: Scott Ward (Pulkka) & Leslie Hills (Skyline Productions) Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam, HD Cam Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk At the start of the bitter Winter War, the Soviet Red Army invaded Finnish-Karelia forcing thousands of civilians deep into Finland. Teenagers Annikki, Inkeri and Hilkka left their families to drive cattle through deep snow and hostile lands. A lifetime later they look back on their adventures. Steel Homes Production: Bridging The Gap 5 Duration: 9 minutes 50 seconds Director: Eva Weber Producer: Odd Girl Out Productions with Anna Higgs & Gavin Humphries for Quark Films Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam, DVD Contact: eva@oddgirlout.co.uk Self-storage units are windows into human histories: the silent cells with their discarded objects and dust-covered furniture are inscribed with past dreams, secret hopes and lives we cannot let go of. Selected for Sundance 2009. I LOVE LUCI Production: Independent National Lottery Director: Colin Kennedy Writer: Colin Kennedy Producer: Brian Coffey Contact: brian@sigmafilms.com Available from: March 2009 I Love Luci is a comedy of missing teeth, unrequited love and one dog's potential to shape the fortunes of a couple destined never to be together. Ma Bar Production: Imagine Pictures in association with Scottish Documentary Institute and a commission Duration: Director: Producer: Genre: Format: Contact: for Dumfries and Galloway Council 11 minutes 48 seconds Finlay Pretsell & Adrian McDowall Finlay Pretsell & Adrian McDowall Documentary Digibeta, Beta SP, DV Cam f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk Bench pressing isn’t a hobby for 73-year-old Bill McFadyen – it’s a way of life. Stranraer’s very own bench press champion is on a quest to be the best in the world. BAFTA Scotland Winner for Best Short Film 2008 and selected for Sundance 2009. COMING SOON... REWIND Production: Independent National Lottery Director: Cathie Boyd Writer: Sonja Henrici Producer: Kat Calton Contact: kat@blindsideproductions.com Available from: February 2009 What happens in a relationship when the past intrudes on the present? Sometimes we can only hang on to the imprints we leave on each other’s lives. Standing Start Production: Independent Duration: 12 minutes Director: Adrian McDowall & Finlay Pretsell Writer: Des Dillon Producer: Adrian McDowall & Finlay Pretsell Genre: Documentary Format: Digibeta, DV Cam, DVD, DV Cam (NTSC) Contact: f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk Just what does it take to be the fastest starter in the world? Standing Start gives a unique insight into Olympic cyclist Craig MacLean's life, his unflinching focus and preparation to battle it out on the world stage - portrayed like a gladiator. Shortlisted for Grierson 2008. BELIEVE Production: Independent National Lottery Director: Paul Wright Writer: Paul Wright Producer: Rhianna Andrews Contact: rhianna@youngfilms.co.uk Available from: February 2009 Believe is the story of a man who refuses to come to terms with his wife's death. THE BEDFORDS Production: Independent National Lottery Director: Henry Coombes Writer: Henry Coombes Producer: Ciara Barry Contact: ciara@digicult.co.uk Available from: January 2009 The Bedfords tells the story of Landseer's visit to the Duke of Bedford and family in their Scottish Highland estate. Commissioned to paint a grand family portrait, Landseer begins a lusty affair with his subject the Duchess of Bedford. Tormented by the pressures of commissions and the forbidden affair, a mental breakdown in the artist ensues and so begins his spiraling descent into madness.
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