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Silent Roar
''Silent Roar'' is a 2023 British film. It is written and directed by Johnny Barrington in his feature length debut. Synopsis Dondo (McCartney) is a young surfer mourning his father’s disappearance at sea with a crush on Sas, who dreams of escaping the island. Dondo’s behaviour is further altered by an unusual church minister’s arrival on the island. Cast * Louis McCartney as Dondo * Ella Lily Hyland as Sas * Mark Lockyer * Fiona Bell as Norma * Victoria Balnaves as Veronica * Anders Hayward as Kenny * Pablo Raybould as Norman * Chinenwy Ezeude as Swiss Jesus * Tip Cullen as Willy * Mark Lockyer as Reverend Paddy Production Written and directed by Johnny Barrington, the film is set in the Outer Hebrides. The picture is produced by Chris Young. The film had support from Screen Scotland, BBC Film, and the British Film Institute, BFI. Filming Principal photography began in Scotland in September 2021. Filming locations included the Isle of Skye. Release The film had its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Young (producer)
Roger Christopher Young, known as Chris Young, is a Scottish TV and film producer, and founder of Young Films. His credits include ''The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 until 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager ...'' and '' Bannan''. Young was born in Edinburgh in 1959. His London-based company specialized in high-quality niche films, such as the highly-acclaimed Gaelic-language film '' Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle''. He achieved wider popularity with the TV series and film ''The Inbetweeners''. Young moved with his family to Skye in the 1990s. Young Films was relocated there in 2014. Young is a Gaelic-language activist, and his children attend Gaelic medium education. In 2014, Young endorsed Scottish independence, arguing that it would provide opportunities for Scottish film and televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis McCartney
Louis McCartney is a stage, television and film actor from Northern Ireland. Early life From Belfast, he is the son of screenwriter Michael McCartney. His mother is a holistic therapist. He has an older brother who works as an ocean explorationist. He studied acting at Bow Street Academy, Dublin. Career In 2022, McCartney appeared in ''Comedy Blaps'' episode ''William of Orangedale'' on ''Channel 4''. He had small roles in '' The Tourist'' and ''Game of Thrones''. He had a recurring role as Shay O’Hare in Northern Ireland crime drama series '' Hope Street''. McCartney could be seen in the lead role in 2023 British film ''Silent Roar''. His performance was described by Peter Bradshaw in ''The Guardian'' as “intelligent and sympathetic”. In December 2023, he made his London West End debut in '' Stranger Things: The First Shadow'' playing Henry Creel. 20 years old at the start of the run, he had never been in a West End Theatre prior to his casting. David Benedict in ''Vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Lily Hyland
Ella Lily Hyland (born 3 June 1998) is an Irish actress. Early life From Carlow, Ireland, her grandfather Dinny Hyland was a record-breaking Irish pole vaulter. Her cousin Jamie Hyland is an All-Ireland schools champion in athletics. She trained in pole vaulting and long jump into her teenage years. Hyland was a graduate of The Lir Academy in Dublin. Career Hyland had a lead role alongside Aidan Turner in the 2023 Amazon Prime Video tennis based drama series ''Fifteen-Love''. Hyland trained for the tennis scenes and was helped on-set by tennis coach and former-pro Naomi Cavaday. Lucy Mangan in '' The Guardian'' described her performance as "mesmerising" and "absolutely superlative", because she was able to display "many facets" of her character – "dislikable, vulnerable, grief-stricken, a case of forced maturity and arrested development llat the same time". Dónal Lynch in the ''Irish Independent'' praised her "tremendous central performance" with "a mixture of vulnerabil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Film
BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'', '' Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'', ''Quartet'', ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'', '' Saving Mr. Banks'', ''My Week with Marilyn'', ''Jane Eyre'', '' In the Loop'', ''An Education'', '' StreetDance 3D'', ''Fish Tank'', ''The History Boys'', ''Nativity!'', '' Iris'', ''Notes on a Scandal'', '' Philomena'', ''Stan & Ollie'', '' Man Up'', ''Billy Elliot'' and ''Brooklyn''. BBC Film co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Rose Garnett is Head of BBC Film, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations. The company was founded in 1990 by David M. Thompson as a wholly owned but independent film-making company, based in offices in Mortimer Street, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Scotland
The Moving Image Archive is a collection of Scottish film and video recordings at the National Library of Scotland, held at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. There are over 46,000 items within the collection, and over 2,600 of these are publicly available online at the library's Moving Image Catalogue. History The Scottish Film Archive was established by the Scottish Film Council in 1976 with the aid of the Government's Job Creation Scheme and became a permanent feature of the council's activities in 1978. What was to become the Moving Image Archive came to the National Library of Scotland in 2007, though it was called the Scottish Screen Archive at the time. Scottish Screen was established in 1997 and worked in the areas of production, development, location assistance, exhibition and festivals, training, media education and preserving the heritage and history of the moving image; developing, encouraging and promoting every aspect of film, television and new media in Scotland. Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, International, European, UK or Scottish Premieres), in all genres and lengths. It also presents themed retrospectives and other specialized programming strands. The festival is run by the Centre for the Moving Image. History The International Festival of Documentary Films, a programme of documentaries, was presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild alongside the 1947 Edinburgh International Festival. At the time, Cannes and Venice were the most significant annual film festivals. Over the subsequent years, the programme expanded to include fiction films and experimental work in addition to documentaries. Linda Myles was director of the Festival from 1973-80, initiating a number of reappraisals and new viewpoints, notably " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Bell
Fiona Bell is a British actress, known for her role as Sergeant Angela McLeod in the ITV drama series ''Soldier Soldier'' (1997-1998), as Donna Killick in the BBC One crime drama series ''Shetland'' (2018) and as Hilary in the ''BBC One'' drama series '' The Nest'' (2020). Bell was born in Rosneath part of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Career She took an interest in acting and joined the Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow at the age of 15. She graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with a BA Acting degree in 1986 Filmography Film Television Theatre Personal life Bell is married to Irish actor Conor Mullen who she met on the set of ''Soldier Soldier'' in 1997. She moved to Ireland in 1997 to get married and lives in Howth, County Dublin "Action to match our speech" , image_map = Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Dublin.svg , map_alt = map showing County Dublin as a small area of darker green on the east coast within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland. The islands are geographically coextensive with , one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. They form part of the archipelago of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides. Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language, although in a few areas English speakers form a majority. Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from ancient metamorphic rocks, and the climate is mild and oceanic. The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands. The distance from Barra Head to the Butt of Lewis is roughly . There are various important pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country. Slesser (1981) p. 19. Although has been suggested to describe a winged shape, no definitive agreement exists as to the name's origins. The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period, and over its history has been occupied at various times by Celtic tribes including the Picts and the Gaels, Scandinavian Vikings, and most notably the powerful integrated Norse-Gaels clans of MacLeod and MacDonald. The island was considered to be under Norwegian suzerainty until the 1266 Treaty of Perth, which transferred control over to Scotland. The 18th-century Jacobite risings led to the breaking-up of the clan system and later clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Drama Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Drama Films
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland *Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (" chotis" ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
