The Singer premiering at EIFF

I'm absolutely stoked that our short film The Singer has been selected to play at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. After two years of work, through COVID, on zoom, planning and writing and rewriting, we finally have our world premiere. 

The Singer was selected from 200 entries to the Short Circuit Sharp Shorts scheme. It was produced by the baddest of badass producers Laura McBride with support from James Heath at MTP.

This short film co-written by myself and Jamie Rea (who also stars in it) is about a young deaf man and his yearning to perform to music. It charts the idiosyncratic relationship which develops between this deaf artist and a world-weary rock singing busker as they try to find common ground and a new language with which to create songs.

I was inspired by seeing Jamie perform to a song at his showcase performance at the RCS some years back. Jamie, who is profoundly deaf, 'sign-sang' using his hands and the evocative poetry of his hands had me in tears. It was profoundly moving. 

So I approached him to write this short with me and we collaborated for months over Zoom with an interpreter.

Jack Stewart co-stars as the beleaguered busker and their on-screen chemistry is tender, nuanced and palpable. 

It will screen on the 20th of August at the Vue cinema. Details here.

Tickets are scarce so if you are industry and want to see this film, contact me.