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CHRISTOPHER GRECO · SIMONE LAHBIB · BILL FELLOWS
AS HE LAY FALLING
A SHORT FILM, WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY IAN WAUGH
a Digicult / Hopscotch Films production
in association with Solus Productions, Middlefish Films & Only Son
19 min | DCP | United Kingdom 2014
As He Lay Falling is being developed into a feature film by Only Son and Middlefish Films, supported by the
Scottish Film Talent Network with the assistance of Creative Scotland via the BFI NET.WORK.
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· Synopsis ·
Georgios has travelled to Scotland from Greece, settling on a peninsula at the edge of the remote Scottish
Highlands. A ghost in a foreign land, he digs peat for food and board on Bronte’s rundown croft – his unwelcome
presence hanging darkly over her partner William, an English incomer. Trapped within a forced intimacy, lost from
a life he left behind, Georgios discovers the stark difference between choosing to disappear and losing yourself
completely.
· Biographies ·
CHRISTOPHER GRECO
Georgios
Working in screen productions throughout Europe, Christopher Greco is one of the leading actors in Cyprus.
Trained at London’s International School of Screen Acting and the Mountview Academy of Performing Arts,
Christopher has appeared in film and television as varied as HBO’s Emmy Award-winning House of Saddam,
Andrea Pantzis’ Joy and Sorrow of the Body and Panikos Chrissanthou’s Akamas – the first Cypriot film to be
selected for the Venice Film Festival. Christopher will soon be seen in the leading role in Christos Siopahas’
forthcoming Pente Selinia Naylon.
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SIMONE LAHBIB
Bronte
One of Scotland’s most loved screen actors, Simone Lahbib was born in Stirling, Scotland to a Scottish mother and
French father. After a variety of Theatre, Film and Television roles she found fame as Helen Stewart in the ITV
drama Bad Girls. This led to further leading roles in British Television in Wire in the Blood, Monarch of the Glen
and Downton Abbey. Simone’s recent film roles include Richard Jobson’s Wayland Song, and alongside Judi
Dench and Steve Coogan in Stephen Frear’s BAFTA winning & OSCAR nominated Philomena.
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BILL FELLOWS
William
Bill Fellows trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Amongst his many theatre credits are the West End
production of Blood Brothers, Trackers at the Royal National Theatre and Pastoral at the Soho Theatre. A
prominent character actor on British television, Bill has appeared in Wolfblood, Broadchurch, Downton Abbey
and Alan Bleasdale's Monicled Mutineer. His film credits include Hallmark's Blackbeard, The Tournament, The
Kings of Sands, In Our Name and United.
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IAN WAUGH
Writer / Director
Ian Waugh is a British film director and writer, working between narrative cinema and artist film. He has directed
six short films and the experimental feature Leaves which was nominated for Best UK First Feature at London’s
East End Film Festival. Raised in Tyneside, he studied photography and film at Edinburgh Napier University,
graduating with an MFA in Advanced Film Practice from Screen Academy Scotland. An alumnus of Berlinale
Talents, Edinburgh International Film Festival Talent Lab and Reykjavik International Film Festival Transatlantic
Talent Lab, his work has screened worldwide at festivals in London, Stockholm, Milano, Drama, Kyiv, Busan,
Mexico City and beyond. His most recent film As He Lay Falling premiered in competition for the Best Short Film
Award at the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival, received Special Mentions at the 11th Reykjavik
International Film Festival and the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, and won the Directors Jury Award
at the 16th International Short Film Festival of Soria. Having screened at over 25 international festivals to date it
continues to screen worldwide and is being developed into a feature film by Only Son and Middlefish Films,
supported by the Scottish Film Talent Network with the assistance of Creative Scotland and the BFI NET.WORK.
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JULIAN SCHWANITZ
Director of Photography
Julian Schwanitz is a cinematographer and filmmaker based in central
Scotland. His films have played in festivals worldwide and won awards at
Clermont Ferrand, IDFA, DOKLeipzig, Alcine and Glasgow amongst
others. In 2011 his cinematography for the short film Disco was awarded a
BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award. In 2012 his documentary on Jocky
Wilson, the multi award winning Kirkcaldy Man, earned him his second
BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award after scooping the Golden Dove for
Best International Short at DOKLeipzig. Most recently, he received the Best
Cinematography Award from the International Documentary Association
for Pablo’s Winter.
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DOUGLAS MACDOUGALL
Sound Designer
Douglas MacDougall is widely considered Scotland’s pre-eminent Sound
Designer for film. As one of the key players at Savalas, he helped to oversee
its emergence as one of the leading post-production facilities in the UK.
Douglas has over 20 years experience in cinematic sound work. Among his
numerous sound design credits are David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense and
Hallam Foe, Morag McKinnon’s Donkeys, Scott Graham’s Shell, Peter
Mullan’s The Magdalene Sisters, and Andrea Arnold’s Red Road.
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RICHARD WARDEN
Producer
Richard Warden was Programme Coordinator at the Canadian Film Centre
before producing three half-hour dramas. He returned to the CFC to attend
its Producers' Lab. Script development roles preceded production of Ice
Men, released internationally by Seville Pictures. Fairytales & Pornography
was overseen for the CFC’s Feature Film Project. In Nova Scotia, he
executive produced 12 short films for the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative
and managed the international co-production event Strategic Partners.
Growing Op was distributed theatrically in Canada by Mongrel Media and
represented internationally by Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment.
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JIM WEBSTER
Producer
Jim Webster founded Solus Productions with Tony Kearney in 2009. Since
that time, Jim’s credits as a producer for Solus have included both radio and
television work. Zombie Rule No.9, by Linda McLean, is a half-hour drama
for BBC Radio Scotland transmitted in April 2013. Balaich Eileen, Iseabail,
and Turas Tony Series 1 and Series 2 were produced for BBC Alba, while
Eileen’s Boys, Happy Birthday River City and Shonnie the Shooter made
their debuts on BBC Scotland. Previous to becoming a producer, Jim
worked as an Actor for 16 years. Among the programmes he appeared in are
Casualty, High Road, Holby City and Sea of Souls.
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· Credits ·
Cast
Georgios
Bronte
William
CHRISTOPHER GRECO
SIMONE LAHBIB
BILL FELLOWS
Aiedeen, The Barmaid
ISABELLA JARRETT
Ruairidh, The Regular
RAYMOND MEARNS
Alexandra, Georgios' Wife
MARIA MOUSTAKA
Production
Written & Directed by
Produced by
Director of Photography
Sound Designer
IAN WAUGH
RICHARD WARDEN
JIM WEBSTER
JULIAN SCHWANITZ
DOUGLAS MacDOUGALL
Production Designer
MARTIN KELLY
1st Assistant Director
STUART J.C. WILLIAMS
Sound Recordist
Hair & Make Up Designer
Costume Designer
PETE SMITH
SARAH CAIRNCROSS
KATE GILL
Developed & Produced by
In Association With
© Hopscotch Films Ltd & Digicult Ltd MMXIV
· Technical Information ·
Shooting Format
Presentation Format
Alexa 2K ProRes 4444
DCP
Quicktime File (ProRes 4444 · ProRes 422 (HQ) · h.264)
Sound Mix
Aspect Ratio
Running Time
5.1 or Stereo
2.39:1
19’ 19”
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· Festivals & Screenings ·
68th Edinburgh International Film Festival
· World Premiere ·
· In Competition for Best Short Film Award ·
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · June 2014
www.edfilmfest.org.uk
goNORTH Festival
· Official Selection ·
Inverness, United Kingdom · June 2014
www.gonorthfestival.co.uk
20th International Short Film Festival in Drama
· International Premiere ·
· In Competition for Grand Prix Best Short Film Award and the Prix EFA Drama Award ·
Drama, Greece · September 2014
www.dramafilmfestival.gr/37th
11th Reykjavik International Film Festival
· Nordic Premiere ·
* Special Mention in Golden Egg Award *
Reykjavik, Iceland · October 2014
www.riff.is
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
* Special Mention in International Short Film Competition *
Limassol, Cyprus · October 2014
www.isffc.com.cy
25th Stockholm International Film Festival
· Scandinavian Premiere ·
· In Competition for the Aluminum Horse Best International Short Film Award ·
Stockholm, Sweden · November 2014
www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
· Official Selection ·
York, United Kingdom · November 2014
www.asff.co.uk
Inverness Film Festival
Inverness, United Kingdom · November 2014
www.invernessfilmfestival.com
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16th International Short Film Festival ‘City of Soria’
* WINNER of DIRECTORS JURY AWARD “We, The Filmmakers” *
Soria, Spain · November 2014
www.certamendecortossoria.org
12th London Short Film Festival
· Official Selection ·
London, United Kingdom · January 2015
www.shortfilms.org.uk
11th Pantalla Pinamar International Film Festival
· South American Premiere ·
Buenos Aires, Argentina · March 2015
www.pantallapinamar.gov.ar
8th Glasgow Short Film Festival
· In Competition for the Scottish Short Film Award ·
Glasgow, United Kingdom · March 2015
www.glasgowfilm.org/gsff
Digicult Cinema Tour
Various Cities across Scotland, United Kingdom · March/April 2015
www.digicult.co.uk/scottishcinematour
BAFTA Scotland Showcase
Glasgow, United Kingdom · March 2015
www.bafta.org/scotland
“Bordering Strangeness” Passenger Films event
London, United Kingdom · April 2015
www.passengerfilms.wordpress.com
Cinema Perpetuum Mobile Film Festival
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Minsk, Belarus · April 2015
www.filmfest.by/en
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
· Official Selection ·
Kiev, Ukraine · April 2015
www.kisff.org
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32nd Busan International Short Film Festival
· Asian Premiere ·
· In International Competition for Best Short Film Award ·
Busan, South Korea · April 2015
www.bisff.org
Madeira Film Festival
· Official Selection ·
Funchal, Madeira, Portgual · April 2015
www.madeirafilmfestival.com
Leiden International Short Film Experience
· Official Selection ·
Leiden, Netherlands · April/May 2015
www.lisfe.nl
“F**K UKIP: Tales of Migration” Nottingham Alternative Film Network event
Nottingham, United Kingdom · May 2015
www.nottinghamalternativefilmnetwork.com
11th International Short Film Festival “Piélagos en Corto”
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Piélagos, Spain · May 2015
www.pielagosencorto.es
XpoNorth Festival
· Official Selection ·
Inverness, United Kingdom · June 2015
www.xponorth.co.uk
The Shortest Nights
· Official Selection ·
London, United Kingdom · June 2015
www.shortsightedcinema.com
Cinema Jam
London, United Kingdom · July 2015
www.cinemajam.com
Shorts México, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México
· North American Premiere ·
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Mexico City, Mexico · September 2015
www.shortsmexico.com
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Bucharest International Short Film Festival
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Bucharest, Romania · September 2015
www.b-est.ro
8th Northern Wave International Film Festival
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Grundarfjörður, Iceland · October 2015
www.northernwavefestival.com
Colchagua International Film Festival
· Official Selection ·
Colchagua, Chile · October 2015
www.colchaguacine.org
33rd Festival Tous Courts
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Aix-en-Provence, France · November/December 2015
www.festivaltouscourts.com
13th “In The Palace” International Short Film Festival
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Sofia, Bulgaria · December 2015
www.inthepalace.com
9th British Shorts Film Festival in Berlin
· Official Selection ·
Berlin, Germany · January 2016
www.britishshorts.de
Ekurhuleni International Film Festival
· Official Selection ·
Ekurhuleni, South Africa · June 2016
www.eifilmfest.co.za
Arroios Film Festival
· Official Selection in International Competition ·
Lisbon, Portugal · July 2016
www.arroiosfilmfestival.com
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As He Lay Falling was produced through Scottish Shorts 2014, an initiative from DigiCult and Hopscotch Films to
develop and produce an exciting slate of short film with support from Creative Scotland, drawing on the experience
of award winning producers John Archer, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd and Paul Welsh.
For Scottish Shorts 2014 Festival, Sales and Talent Enquiries
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