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Grant McPhee is a Scottish film director, cinematographer and writer. His films include the music documentaries Big Gold Dream, Teenage Superstars[1] and the drama, Far From the Apple Tree[2] starring Sorcha Groundsell. He won the prestigious audience choice award in 2015 for his film Big Gold Dream at the 2015 edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In 2022, he co-wrote the book, Hungry Beat, an oral history of Scottish Post-Punk music which was published by White Rabbit Books.[3][4][5][6][7]
Grant McPhee | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Credited as | Additional Roles | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Cinematographer | ScreenWriter | Producer | ||||
| 2003 | The Jacket | Video Assistant Operator | |||||
| Man to Man | Camera Trainee | ||||||
| 2005 | The Autograph Hunters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film | ||
| 2006 | Effluvium | Yes | Yes | Short Film | |||
| 2007 | Arn: The Knight Templar | Video Assist Operator: Scotland | |||||
| Unflame | Yes | Yes | Short Film | ||||
| Aphlogistic | Yes | Yes | Short Film | ||||
| 2008 | Doomsday | Video Assist Operator | |||||
| Between Above and Below | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2009 | Book of Blood | Clapper Loader: Second Unit | |||||
| Shadow Halation | Yes | Yes | Short Film | ||||
| Hazel | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| Motion/Static | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| The Bell Witch of Leith | Yes | Yes | Short Film | ||||
| 2010 | Blindside | Additional Photography | Short Film | ||||
| Long Distance | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| Mum's Birthday | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| 2011 | You Instead | Clapper Loader: A Camera | Short Film | ||||
| The Wicker Tree | Camera Assistant | ||||||
| One Day | Second Camera Assistant: Second Unit | ||||||
| The Awakening | Clapper Loader: B Camera | ||||||
| A Portentous Death | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| Guilt | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| 2012 | Citadel | Digital Imaging Technician | |||||
| Day of the Flowers | Clapper Loader B Camera | ||||||
| Outpost: Black Sun | Digital Imaging Technician | ||||||
| The Angels' Share | Second Camera Clapper Loader | ||||||
| Cloud Atlas | Digital Imaging Technician | ||||||
| Shell | Digital Imaging Technician | ||||||
| 2013 | World War Z | Second Assistant Camera: Glasgow | |||||
| For Those In Peril | Digital Workflow Supervisor | ||||||
| Under the Skin | Digital Imaging Technician | ||||||
| Sunshine on Leith | Digital Workflow Supervisor | ||||||
| Your Attention Please: Scars | Yes | Digital Workflow Supervisor | |||||
| Sarah's Room | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Christmas Hear Kids | Yes | ||||||
| Costume Party | Yes | Short Film | |||||
| 2014 | The Silent Storm | Data Workflow Supervisor | |||||
| Wigilia | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Take It Back and Start All Over | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2015 | Big Gold Dream | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Stalactites | Yes | ||||||
| Where Do We Go from Here? | Yes | ||||||
| 2016 | Tommy's Honour | Digital Camera Workflow | |||||
| Moon Dogs | Camera Workflow Supervisor | ||||||
| Whisky Galore | Digital Image Supervisor | ||||||
| Back Home | Yes | ||||||
| The Glasgow School | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2017 | T2 Trainspotting | Additional DIT | |||||
| Churchill | Digital Imaging Technician | ||||||
| The Wife | Digital Imaging Technician | ||||||
| Night Kaleidoscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Teenage Superstars | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Far From the Apple Tree | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2021 | Fast Forward | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Lori and the Six Six Sixties | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2022 | Beyond the Speed of Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| TBA | Untitled Andrew Loog Oldham Project | Yes | |||||
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Autograph Hunters | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Saltire Society Grierson Award for Short Documentary | Nominated |
| 2013 | Sarah's Room | Bootleg Film Festival New York | Best Cinematography | Won |
| 2015 | Sarah's Room | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards | Best Action/Thriller/Horror/Fantasy | Nominated | ||
| Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Won | ||
| Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | ||
| Big Gold Dream | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Won | |
| 2017 | Night Kaleidoscope | Bloodstained Indie Film Festival | Best Horror Feature | Nominated |
| Diabolical Horror Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| Genre Celebration Festival | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| Shiver International Film Festival | Best Horror Film | Won | ||
| Best Director | Won | |||
| Best Feature of the Year | Won | |||
| Shock Stock | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| Tabloid Witch Awards | Best Cinematography | Won | ||
| Teenage Superstars | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Audience Award | Nominated | |
| Best Documentary Feature Film | Nominated | |||
| Wigilia | Love Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Won | |
| Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ EIFF 2017 Line Up
- ^ Screen Daily Article on EIFF Line Up
- ^ White Rabbit Books listing for Hungry Beat
- ^ "From Primal Scream to Teenage Fanclub: Scotland's indie music scene celebrated in Fife man's new film". The Courier Newspaper. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Fife links to Joy Division and The Human League recalled in new post-punk book by Cupar-schooled co-author". The Courier Newspaper. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Documentary producer brings out new book on Scotland's post-punk scene". The Courier Newspaper. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Grant McPhee's Teenage Superstars documentary proves a hit". The Courier Newspaper. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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