Short Films page two

Love in an Elevator
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 5 min / 2006)

An encounter in an office elevator between a female executive and a male senior partner leads to an unexpected conclusion.

Screenings: FilmLive Film Festival (Edinburgh, Jun 2007), Propeller TV (Jan 2007), Super Shorts Film Festival (London, Jun 2006), GMAC's Café Flicker (Glasgow, Jun 2006)

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140
(Dir: Bruce Downie / UK / 15 ½ min / 2006)

An exploration into sexual infidelity and how far people are willing to hold on to the comforting notion of "love", regardless of the truth and inevitable consequences incurred.

The Last Days of Joe McDonald: Director's Cut
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 15 min / 2006)

Director's own cut of the apocalyptic thriller from 1999.

Humbugged!
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 7 ½ min / 2005)

A present day take on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, where Ebenezer Scrooge's great, great grandson is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley

Master Class Twits
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 5 min / 2005)

A "Teach Yourself Putting" video ends up in a battle of wits between two elderly twits.

Screenings: Super Shorts Film Festival (London, Jun 2006), Shameless Transmission Film Festival (Glasgow, Mar 2006), GMAC's Café Flicker (Glasgow, Dec 2005)

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Pulling Teeth
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK/Australia / 20 min / 2003)

Robert Livingstone is a twenty something dentist, frustrated with his unhappy existence in Scotland. So, when he reads a colourful advert enticing young professionals to Australia, Robert decides to take the plunge.

Screenings: GMAC's Café Flicker (Glasgow, Jun 2003)

Call Back
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 17 ½ min / 2001)

After making a phone call to a prospective customer, a telemarketing executive is soon drawn into a sinister game of cat-and-mouse.

Screenings: GMAC's Café Flicker (Glasgow, Sep 2001)

The Last Days of Joe McDonald
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 30 min / 1999)

Successful young sales executive Joe McDonald gradually becomes obsessed with the prophecies of Nostradamus, until eventually convincing himself that the Armageddon is truly within a few months of becoming a terrifying reality.

Screenings: GMAC's Café Flicker (Glasgow, Jan 1999)