Short Film Docs

 

SHORT FILM DOCS

 
 
Brian has pictorial references to his life tattooed all over his body. This film uses an audio narration atop a series of stills which record these illustrative depictions, to tell the story of one man's life through his tattoos.

Life of Brian (2008)

5 mins

Brian has pictorial references to his life all over his body. This film uses photographic stills and off-screen narration to tell the story of one man’s life through his tattoos.

Documentary photographed and directed by Jessica McDermott.

Music: King Tubby Meets The Rockers by Ernest Ranglin

This is a short documentary about a vintage clothes warehouse in Glasgow. It explores how this family business works and what what will become of it now that the owner has passed away, the original staff have reached retirement age, and the business experience of the owner's son began at the point of his inheritance.

Saratoga Trunk (2006)

6 mins

A glimpse into a vintage clothes warehouse run as a family business in Anderston, Glasgow, after it has changed hands from mother to son.

Documentary directed by Jessica McDermott.

Music: One by U2, performed by Johnny Cash.