Documentaries
3 feature-length documentaries to promote a human upgrade.
Movies
An example of no-budget filmmaking. A sunny horror short
Documentaries
Example No.1: INNER CLIMATE CHANGE, 2020
How do we navigate the intensity of emotions and reactions stirred up by climate change, or COVID-19 for that matter? How do we come to a place of peace, compassion, forgiveness and life-affirming action?
Both leading edge science and ancient wisdom traditions point us inwards for the answer. For almost 60 years the Findhorn Foundation aspires to live from the heart and raise awareness of how the inner world creates the outer world. In this documentary you will go with us on a journey to see how our inner climate relates to the topic of climate change. And how changing from within will create the change we need.
The INNER CLIMATE CHANGE documentary focuses on the very personal experiences, insights and responses to the climate crisis, of people who participated in the Climate Change and Consciousness conference (CCC19) held in 2019 at the Findhorn Ecovillage in the northeast of Scotland. Conference participants included 350 youngers and elders of multiple ethnicities and diverse genders from 45 countries.
Featured in the documentary are notable experts as well as deeply committed climate activists.
Example No.2: A NEW STORY FOR HUMANITY, 2015
This film was inspired by the New Story Summit at the Findhorn Foundation in 2014: a sold-out multicultural, multigenerational enquiry into a new story for humanity, attended by change makers and activists from over 50 countries.
A number of professional filmmakers gifted their skills during the summit and conducted a series of interviews with key speakers, each carrying a thread of the new story.
Hired as a director and editor my task was to create a concise movie out of the existing footage that 6 camera teams had collected during the conference. This was a major challenge and half way through I collaborated with local filmmaker and editor Ian Moore to share the load.
I am very proud of this collaborative achievement.
Example No.3: THE STORY SO FAR, 2013
The first of its kind, this is a film of courage, beauty, wisdom and hope. It tells the story of the Findhorn Foundation Community in Scotland through the eyes of the people. This 70 minute documentary features the voices of residents, fellows and visitors to the Foundation over the prior 55 years.
The inventive weaving between colourful images and words takes you on a journey from the inception of the Foundation in 1962 and follows the various stages of its transformation to the present date. The film includes rare archive footage and a beautiful and exclusive interview with Dorothy McLean, one of the co-founders.
Movies
Example No.1: SHEDDING, 2017
I have also co-created a delightful horror short with my dear friend and colleague Ian Moore. It’s said that the most difficult genre in filmmaking is the Horror genre. So with no budget and minimal gear (2 Canon dslr cameras, a ZOOM field recorder, three LED lights and a boom), we set out to create a shocker worth the watch.
We tackled as good as we could not only the technical challenges but also the weather itself. Our storyline was as ambitious as we could get. Being in Scotland it felt appropriate to dream up a daylight horror movie with a lot of sunshine. We had a window of 6 days out of two weeks during the scottish summer holidays to shoot everything. The sun was shining on us on all 6 days and it only clouded over once when we actually needed a different lighting.
Spooky! Do you dare to watch it and gauge the deeper meaning and symbolism?
It’s SHEDDING.
Example No.2: JOHN'S GONE (2012)
I also supported Ian Moore in several of his earlier film projects. JOHN’S GONE was maybe the initial experience which inspired me to dare to become an independent filmmaker myself. Here I was literally only assistant and cable boy. I still put it here as I love it.