Small Deaths
Based on personal memories and experiences of childhood, set in and around a Glasgow housing scheme. A triptych of moments of reflection and loss in one girl's childhood and adolescence.
Based on personal memories and experiences of childhood, set in and around a Glasgow housing scheme. A triptych of moments of reflection and loss in one girl's childhood and adolescence.
James Ramsay
Da
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Anne Marie (segment "Ma and Da")
Anne McLean
Ma
Genna Gillan
Anne Marie (segment "Holy Cow")
Jodie McCartney
Sister
Thomas Mullen
Boy
Ryan Rafferty
Boy
Billy Fitzpatrick
Boy
Andrew Rae
Boy
Based on personal memories and experiences of childhood, set in and around a Glasgow housing scheme. A triptych of moments of reflection and loss in one girl's childhood and adolescence.
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A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.
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A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
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