20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Johnny Barrington grew up on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and worked as a ship’s photographer for two years in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea before studying photography at the Glasgow School of Art. Two of his short films, Trout (2007) and Tumult (2012), had their premieres at the Sundance Film Festival and were nominated for BAFTAs. After directing his first feature-length film, Silent Roar (2022), in the Western Isles of Scotland, he is now writing a new feature screenplay.
On the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, Dondo, a young surfer, refuses to accept the death of his fisherman dad, despite the fact he has been missing at sea for over a year. Unlike quiet and dreamy Dondo, his clever classmate Sas is never afraid of rubbing people the wrong way. Dondo and Sas’s unlikely bond will help them find their path in their rural community, through waves, beliefs, and hellfire.
Director Johnny Barrington
Producer Christopher Young
Screenwriter Johnny Barrington
Cinematographer Ruben Woodin Dechamps
Production Designer Elmi Badenhorst
Editor Adelina Bichiş BFE
Sound Ángel Pérez Grandi
Music Hannah Peel
Colour Colour
Production Company Young Films, BBC Film, BFI, Screen Scotland
International Sales Company mk2 Films