An oral history series for Border Television about the effects on families of the fathers coming back from the second world war.
Presented by Melvyn Bragg
Director Carolyn Mills
Camera Aimara Reques
Wearing the One Button Suit (2003)
For Scottish Television/Grampian Television. A touching, funny and affectionate look at Scottish nudists - why do they do it?
Director Carolyn Mills
Producer John Archer
Wireburners (2003)
For BBC Scotland. A gritty look at the darkness of Glasgow street life. Shortlisted for best documentary feature at the Celtic Film Festival.
Director David Gordon Scott
Producer John Archer
Jesse M King – The Dreammaker (2003)
The life and work of one of the world renowned illustrator, jeweller, potter and textile designer and her relationship with her home town, Kirkcudbright.
Directors Simon Hipkins & James Alcock
The Miner and the Gringo (2003)
In 1983 producer John Archer went to Bolvia to tell the story of a tin miner. Twenty years later he returns to see how both the country and the man have changed.
Directed and Produced by John Archer
Shrink (2003)
A five minute short film with Timothy and Samuel West.
Director Ben Gooder
Writer Philip Greenarce & Ben Gooder
Producer Charlotte Wontner
Unscrew (2003)
Blackly comedic, a macabre twist on an Ian McEwan’esque fantasy. The Independent
A short drama for the BBC and Scottish Screen starring Douglas Henshall and Emma Fielding. It was selected for the following film festivals: Edinburgh, London, New York, Palm Springs, Manchester, Hull, Grenada, Barcelona and Berlin. It won Clara Glynn, its writer/director, a prize at the Grenada Film Festival and was a runner-up for the Jim Poole Award for best Scottish short film and short-listed for a BAFTA short film award and a Scottish BAFTA
Director/Writer Clara Glynn
Producer Carolynne Sinclair Kidd
Song of the Earth (2003)
Memories from her hometown and childhood in celebration of Kathleen Ferrier, Britain’s leading soprano who died 50 years ago.
Directors Simon Hipkins & James Alcock
A Fairy Story (2002)
A short film on 35mm, selected for Critics week in Cannes, it was also a runner up for the Kodak Short Film Awards and screened at the London Film Festival.
Director Ben Gooder
Writer Philip Greenarce & Ben Gooder
Producer Charlotte Wontner
The Practicality of Magnolia (2002)
Original, inventive and visually inspired... this is a bright, sweet film with a dark streak running through it. Sumptuously shot and boasting excellent performances all round. The Scotsman
A half hour drama for STV starring Sheila Hancock, Steven Duffy and Brian Cox. It premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival and won Best TV Drama and Best Score awards at the Scottish Baftas.
Director Clara Glynn
Writer Raymond Soltysek
Producer Carolynne Sinclair Kidd