Peter Mullan in Hector and Graeme Obree in Battle Mountain Photo: Courtesy of Eiff The Edinburgh International Film Festival - which has already looked to Scotland for its opening and closing night films The Legend Of Barney Thomson and Iona - has announced a number of additional homegrown titles that will screen.
Films screening will include Dr Who star Karen Gillan's directorial short debut Coward - about a girl pressured by a her mother to become a star - and the world premiere of music documentary Big Gold Dream, which celebrates the rise of Scottish post-punk and indie artists from the late 70s to mid-80s. Directed by Grant McPhee (Sarah's Room), the film takes a look at Bob Last and Hilary Morrison’s independent record label Fast Product in the late 1970s, which quickly became the hub for an eclectic group of musicians and will be elligible for the audience award.
Films screening will include Dr Who star Karen Gillan's directorial short debut Coward - about a girl pressured by a her mother to become a star - and the world premiere of music documentary Big Gold Dream, which celebrates the rise of Scottish post-punk and indie artists from the late 70s to mid-80s. Directed by Grant McPhee (Sarah's Room), the film takes a look at Bob Last and Hilary Morrison’s independent record label Fast Product in the late 1970s, which quickly became the hub for an eclectic group of musicians and will be elligible for the audience award.
- 5/19/2015
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Grant McPhee isn't new to filmmaking. He's been working behind the scenes for nearly a decade and over the last few years on such notable productions as Citadel (review), Cloud Atlas (review) and the upcoming World War Z (trailer). On break between movies, McPhee decided to return to directing and with writer/director Chris Purnell, the two collaborated on a project titled To Here Knows When. [Continued ...]...
- 6/10/2013
- QuietEarth.us
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