Films
1 - Sandra Ndale - From STEKA to QMU
Sandra Ndale was born in a rural village in Malawi and moved to the STEKA care home (Step Kids’ Awareness) when she was 10 years old. In January 2017 she joined QMU for 5 months to learn filmmaking & media skills which will support STEKA and help her to develop her own sustainable path to independent living.
2 - Briac Ragot - For Half a Loaf
Three wannabe gangsters decide to get real and go on their first robbery. They quickly realise that organised crime is not a world to step into lightly.
3 - Calum Duff - Winner
Jack’s a lazy student with very little drive. He sits around all day watching mind numbing television when suddenly a lottery ticket changes his life forever.
calum.duff@frontedgemedia.co.uk
07800729270
4 - Emma Foster - Our Land
A local community activist group in Prestonpans fight to save their land and heritage from big corporations and the Government
5 - Josh Lambie - Worlds Apart
An Arabic Man enters a café and is faced with the paranoia and prejudices of the customers. Can an innocent bystander do the right thing when things escalate to violence?
6 - Giacinta Longo - Art is Where the Heart is
The eclectic Eleonora will guide you through her artistic world, and will highlight in her entertaining way that art is made of feelings and emotions.
longogiacinta@gmail.com
7 -Ruaraidh Urpeth - Playback
Jackie has just moved into a new home when she stumbles across an 8mm film projector and a variety of film reels. Unfortunately for her, hidden within the reels are questions and answers that are better left undisturbed.
8 - Hong Anh Nguyen - Amber Blue
The story of a warm mother and daughter relationship boiling over one idyllic afternoon only to reveal the truth about their peculiar relationship.
honganhnguyenfilm@gmail.com
9- Alice McKinney - Fuego
Don’t smother the truth: a Polish immigrant returns to visit home after moving to Scotland in search of a better life. On this childhood farm, a past life of taboo is uncovered, as well as the heart-breaking sacrifice to find safety.