THE NEIGHBOURS
UK 2010
21mins
Director: David McKay
Starring: Peter Mullan, Vicki Masson

The Neighbours’ is an adaptation of the short story ‘Neighbors’, by the late American writer, Raymond Carver. This story examines a middle-aged couple’s sudden exposure to an enviable and unattainable lifestyle, and the effect that has on their relationship.

WORSHIP
UK 2010
11 mins
Director: Calum MacDiarmid
Starring: Fionn MacDiarmid, Georgina Toms, Mark Bonnar

Worship tells the disturbing story of a young man who dares to look deep into his own dreams to confront his father’s religion. Based on extracts from A Century of Insight by psychotherapist Dr Derry Macdiarmid, the film explores the impact of Nietzsche, Freud and Jung on the mind of a young man struggling to keep the faith. 

TUMULT
UK 2011
13 mins
Director: Johnny Barrington
Starring: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson

A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle. Bloodied and wounded, their chief is near death. He is about to hand over power to his son when an army of a completely different kind descends upon them.

I.D.
UK 2010
1 mins
Director: Sam Firth

A teenager searches for her identity using photographs collected over the years of from photo booths.

A CUILLIN RISING
UK 2011
20 mins
Director: Catriona MacInnes
Starring: Lorne MacFadyen, Annie MacLeod, Robin Thomson

In a shadowy caravan on a Scottish Island, teenage couple Sorley and Maggie spend time awkwardly, stalked by the haunting presence of Sorley’s father. Troubled by this, and by their feelings for each other, the couple seek to escape; where a Cuillin rises from the sea.

TRAIL OF TEARS
UK 2011
17 mins
Director: Roger & Reid

Trail of Tears follows two oddball characters on a saga into the unknown. Set in the North East of Scotland, Trail of Tears blurs the boundaries between artistic performance and cinematic narrative. A journey of unconscious discovery & unearthing hidden demons, it is both highly emotive & disturbing.