Prosopagnosia
2021
Prosopagnosia uses expressive animation to investigate intimacy, communication and memory.
Prosopagnosia means face-blindness and to understand this neurodiverse behaviour, the contents of a memory box are intricately explored.
Sketchbooks, photographs and diaries unravel to tell a unique and personal story.
Prosopagnosia premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021 edition
Written, directed and animated by
Produced by
Reece Cargan for
Scottish Documentary Institute
Who I Am Now.
2021 In Post Production
When Tariq’s older brother arrives from Egypt - the first time he’s seen him since he came to the UK and since his transition - he’s forced to confront his complicated feelings about family.
Denise, his friend, a fellow trans refugee and teammate, shares her own story about friends and family.
A film about the family we're born into and the families we make from our friends.
Based on an idea by
Zan Scott
Starring
Adam Kashmiry Ghostlight & Talisa Garcia Baptiste, The Girlfriend Experience
Written by
Directed by
Animation by Holly Summerson
Produced by
Reece Cargan
Everyman
2021
A personal, visual essay about gender transition – focusing on the social context and implications and exploring how the world is different living as female compared to being perceived as male.
Jack tells his story by using and reframing gender focused tropes and imagery from popular culture, mythology, history and art.
Starring a queer cast displaying different aspects of Jack's life and identity, mirroring his experience from his unique point of view.
Shortlisted for a Grierson Award
Written, Directed & Edited by
Produced by
Reece Cargan for Scottish Documentary Institute
Candeline
2018
Birthday Candles is a meditation on loneliness, compassion and empathy starring Francesco Foti & Giorgio Colangeli.
Filmed in Rome, this lyrical drama shows 3 men and a girl faced by their struggles.
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Official selection Catania Film Festival & winner of Best Actor - Francesco Foti.
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Audience award at Asti Film Festival
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Best Fiction Short Film at Aphrodite Film Awards, NYC.
Written by
Alessandro Logli & Asiyat Gamzatova
Directed by
Asiyat Gamzatova
Produced by
Reece Cargan
The Punishment
2021
This multi award winning film
stars Cal MacAninch with a cast of Scottish talent:
Jenni Keenan Green, Kirsty Strain, Jim Sweeney and Ronan Doyle.
'Michael is used to enforcing vengeance as part of his job. When his work and family life collides, an act of violence sets off a chain of repercussions that changes everything'.
Written & Directed by
Produced by
Reece Cargan
Photo by Todd Richter.
The Telling
2019
The Telling is an original, short slow burn folk horror film which pays tribute to cult supernatural TV shows of the 1970s and 80s.
Filmed in the Scottish Borders.
Watch now on Amazon Prime UK or on Vimeo.
Written and Directed by
Stewart Hamilton
Starring
Andy Noble
Clare Ross
Stay Awake
2018
Power, control and Gaslighting... What if the demon Alice keeps seeing in her dreams is real?
Alice’s nightmares are taking over her life and her relationships. This short shines a light on the dynamics of power and abuse in relationships and tackles the uncomfortable subject of gaslighting.
Written by
Juan Melendez Herrera & Caitlin Delves
Directed by
Juan Melendez Herrera
Starring
Kim Gerard
POST
2018
A film about what happens when someone witnesses something that affects them deeply.
What would you do if you saw something and didn't know what to do?
Written by
Silja Dahl Kleding
Directed by
Jinling Wu
Starring
Andrew Morris
Junior Cross
Change of Tune
2018
A film that looks at how to deal with toxic masculinity.
Nina, a waitress on the receiving end of sexist comments uses her imagination and love of jazz to find the power to stand up to her abusers.
Written by
Gavin Baker
Directed by
Frøydis Fossli Moe
Produced by
Crumpet & Croissant
Starring
Maria Wiik & the Tenement Jazz Band
The Test
2018
During an odd job selection process, a man and a woman have to make each other leave the room in order to get the position.
Filmed entirely in one take.
Written by Tom Butcher Cury
Directed by Ryan Sykes
Starring:
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Calum Barbour
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Annabel Logan
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Sarah Manson
Lost and Found
2018
A troubled fugitive steals a car only to find himself faced with a grim moral dilemma.
Based on a script by Scottish author and Screenwriter Hazel Allan
Directed by André Franco
Produced by Reece Cargan
Starring
Greg Sives & Erin Christie
Premiered in competition at Edinburgh Short Film Festival
GAZE
2018
'GAZE' is an LGBT themed comedy which tells the story of a man who spots his crush in a classroom and asks his friend to teach him how to attract his attention through 'a look'.
A short and amusing comedy which explores a fleeting connection, 'gaydar' and 'the look'.
Written and Produced by:
Reece Cargan
Directed by:
Juan Melendez Herrera
Starring
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Gavin McNee
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Reece Phillips
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Damian Dales
MAD COW
2018
The award winning debut of emerging Irish Writer/Director Eva Wyse
Isabel Lasker (The Bling Ring) stars as Lucy in this surreal 2 minute short which asks the question - how can we empower ourselves in the face of abuse?
Tom (played by Waterloo Road's Lee Abbate) is a wannabe intellect with a dark side. He calls his ex girlfriend (Lucy) to leave a vitriolic and
abusive message.
You can watch this film via the John Byrne Award website, where the film won short of the month - June 2018.
"visually catchy, provocative and has a powerful message".
The John Byrne Award