Don’t miss your chance to spot our homegrown talent in this versatile showcase of new Scottish shorts presented by GMAC . A documentary portrait of a man and his archive of film reels, a night-time adventure in an abandoned school, a snapshot of an Asian family disrupted by an unexpected visit, a community warden dreaming of becoming a cop, a man’s irresistible attraction to his Chinese Finger Trap and a touching observation of a teenager and her grandfather taking a trip to a chip shop... Distinct and diverse local voices come together here.

Screening with:

Archive of Dreams

• Tomás Sheridan /
• UK, Italy /
• 2009 /
• 15 mins

Carlo Roda has gleaned thousands of film reels over the past 30 years. Why does his life’s work now sit in a damp, dusty warehouse while his dreams turn into memories?

Director: Tomás Sheridan
Producer: Lindsay Goodall
Editor: Dave Arthur
DoP: Leo Bruges
Sound Production: Chris Campion, Andrea Contino
Music: Marcella Carbooni, Gloria Clemente

Eyes on the Street

• David Newbigging /
• UK /
• 2008 /
• 16 mins

A documentary team follow community warden Dougie McLelland, a well-meaning idiot who dreams of becoming a cop.

Director: David Newbigging
Producer: Andrew Maas
Scriptwriter: Gordon McLean
Editor: Sam Hinckley
DoP: Steven Mochrie
Production Designer: Danny McConnell
Sound Production: Iain Anderson
Music: Ross Galloway

The Finger Trap

• Julia McLean /
• UK /
• 2008 /
• 4 mins

Sometimes temptation is too hard to resist for Wilson Brown and his Chinese Finger Trap.

Director: Julia McLean
Producer: Shian Holt
Exec Producers: Cameron Fraser, Neil Jack, Ewan Angus, Robbie Allen, Julia Caithness Dale Corlett, Karen O’Hare
Scriptwriter: Julia McLean
Editor: Eiko Emersleben
Music: John Harris

Homecoming

• Zak Hanif /
• UK /
• 2008 /
• 13 mins

As celebrations get underway on the holy day of Eid, a British Asian family are surprised by a sudden visit.

Director: Zak Hanif
Producer: Yvonne Bray
Scriptwriter: Zak Hanif
Editor: Lewis Gourley
DoP: Mintumaari Mantynen
Music: Anders Sodergren

Night School

• Ben Soper /
• UK /
• 2008 /
• 11 mins

A young couple break into an abandoned school. Strangers to one another, they struggle to achieve the intimacy they desire.

Director: Ben Soper
Producer: Katie Crook
Exec Producers: Julia Caithness, Robbie Allen
Scriptwriter: Ben Soper
Editor: Jonathan Ley
DoP: Robbie Ryan
Production Designer: Rebecca Dover
Sound Production: Matt Palmer
Music: Scrim & The Hungry I

Saltmark

• Robin Haig /
• UK /
• 2008 /
• 11 mins

A trip to the chip shop ends in humiliation for a young girl and her grandfather, but can her love for him rescue them both?

Director: Robin Haig
Producers: David Hancock, Kat Hebden
Scriptwriter: Robin Haig
Editor: John Sackey
DoP: Ole Bratt Birkland
Production Designer: Amanda Currie
Sound Production: Dan Lyth
Music: John Harris