FIVE brothers who run a film production company in Glasgow have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help them complete a Scottish fantasy film.
Fellowship Film has just finished filming Jessie and the Elf Boy, which features rising star Julia Brown, whose credits include the BBC’s World on Fire and the Last Kingdom, alongside veteran actor Gail Watson, who has appeared in BBC productions Shetland and In Plain Sight.
Jessie and the Elf Boy is inspired by the tale of Ghillie Dhu, a fairie creature of Scottish folklore, who finds a local child Jessie, and shows her the way home.
The film imagines a friendship between the two and takes us right up to Jessie’s adult life, where she is working as a stylist in a hair salon – where her magical companion finds her once again.
Philip Todd who wrote the drama with his brother, Matthew, and their friend, Lindsey Stirling, a fantasy writer. Todd said: “Although we obviously had to adhere to strict guidelines, we felt we could make a difference, as well as provide employment, during these dark times by creating something entertaining, fun and feel-good for others to enjoy.
“It has been a hugely rewarding experience.”
The brothers – including Nathan, Laurie and Geoff – as well as their two cousins, John and Tom Walkinshaw, are all involved in the production which needs about £8000 to see it through to its edited completion.
It is due for completion by next summer.
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