{"id":8995,"date":"2023-02-20T17:24:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortcircuit.scot\/?post_type=funded_project&p=8995"},"modified":"2023-06-07T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:50:51","slug":"blackwool","status":"publish","type":"funded_project","link":"https:\/\/shortcircuit.scot\/funded_project\/blackwool\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACKWOOL"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sharp Shorts Year 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Synopsis: On her first day at a high school in rural Scotland, a London teenager is targeted for her afro hair by cocksure class bully and must harness her inner power.<\/strong><\/p>\n FILM CREW:<\/p>\n Director & Writer: Eubha Akilade\u00a0<\/strong> CAST:<\/p>\n Naomi: Miriam Nyarko\u00a0<\/strong> Photo credit: Shonagh Kelly<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eubha Akilade is an actor\/writer\/director from Glasgow. Working as an actor and being on sets from a young age, Eubha quickly developed a keen interest in behind-the-scenes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After completing a 6-month screenwriting programme through the National Film and Television School in 2021, she received her first short film commission, through Short Circuit. The short BLACKWOOL<\/em>, written and directed by Eubha, was funded by Screen Scotland and BFI and is due for festival release in 2023. Eubha also co-wrote and directed on the BBC monologue series The Wedding.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jack Gemmell is a Glaswegian filmmaker and writer for stage and screen. He was selected as one of BBC Writersroom\u2019s Scottish Voices 2022, whilst producing BFI\/Screen Scotland commissioned short, BLACKWOOL<\/em>, directed by Eubha Akilade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With a diverse background in production across shorts, commercials, music videos, and features, Jack wrote and produced 12th Man<\/em> (GSFF, Portico Media) and acted as an associate producer on the Glasgow-based short film, Unders<\/em>, due to release in 2023. <\/span>For the stage, he was selected for Traverse Young Writers and has been in artistic development with Traverse Theatre with his full-length play Tobojo<\/em> (Boris Johnson is Toast)’. This was performed as part of First Stages Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sophie Chater is a Scotland-based commercial, short film, and documentary producer.<\/span><\/p>\n While working at STV, she began her involvement in the independent film scene, producing her first short, Eyes Down<\/em>, a trans-focused drama that was shown at a wide selection of festivals globally, and in particular, received acclaim and awards from 16days16films.<\/span><\/p>\n After leaving STV, Sophie focused on further independent works, such as the documentary, One Last Spin<\/em>, which as well as playing at a host of festivals, was officially requested for use in training staff at Citizens Advice in Scotland due to its accuracy in the depiction of addiction.<\/span><\/p>\n Sophie is now a freelance member of production teams and has this year worked with Glasgow-based Cut Media to assist on a range of commercials, and with Storyboard Studios where she coordinated the simultaneous filming of two BBC documentaries for their first-time director’s fund.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9485,"template":"","fund":[11],"genre":[],"years":[13],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/span>Producer(s): Jack Gemmell <\/strong>and Sophie Chater\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>Director of Photography: Andrew O’Connor\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Casting Director: Anna Dawson\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Editor: Mark Fraser\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Composer: Taneka Miles\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Production Designer: Iveta Smidt\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>Standby Art Director: Larisa Gormal<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Costume Designer: Honor Anderson<\/strong>
\n<\/span>1st Assistant Director: Lee Preston<\/strong>
\nGaffer: Stewart Torley<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Sound Recordist: David McKeitch\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Sound Recordist (Dailies): Aidan Lochrin\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Focus Puller: Sil Derkx<\/strong>
\n<\/span>2nd Assistant Camera: Ross Elliott\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>2nd Assistant Camera (Dailies): Spike Wright\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Spark: Mondo Love\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Digital Imaging Technician: Joel Rock<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Script Supervisor: Erin McCardie\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Production Coordinator: Anna Whealing<\/strong> and <\/span>Alexandra Silverton<\/strong>
\n<\/span>3rd Assistant Director: Andrew Malone<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Costume Assistant: Heida Senkute\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Specialised Hair Stylist : Helen McEwan\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Make-up designer: Rhona Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Intimacy Coordinator: Georgia Alexandria Johnson<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Stills Photographer: Shonagh Kelly<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Runner: Amanda Ajomale\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Runner: Kiet Pham<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Medic:<\/span> Amanda Digby<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Colourist: Katie Dymmock\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Colour Producer: Pete Burch<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Online Editor: Jack Lang\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Audio Post Production: Savalas\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Illustrator: Jacqueline Briggs<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Designer: Graham Anderson<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Jonny: William Alexander\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Miss Wilson: Lucianne McEvoy<\/strong>
\nCara: Mollie Milne\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSophie: Rebecca Curbelo Valdivia\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTahira: Shirin Singh<\/strong>
\nRobert: Cormac MacLachlan<\/strong>
\nSimon: Piers Stewart<\/strong>
\nGina: Brenda Vengsa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAbout Eubha Akilade<\/b><\/h3>\n
About Jack Gemmell<\/b><\/h3>\n
About Sophie Chater<\/b><\/h3>\n