Directed by:
Jack ArcherScreenplay:
Jack ArcherCinematography:
Jack ArcherComposer:
Scott TwynholmPlots(1)
The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker Bill Douglas and his lifelong companion and collaborator Peter Jewell. Bill Douglas was Scotland’s finest director, celebrated by the likes of Lynne Ramsay, Lenny Abrahamson, Satajit Ray and Yuliya Solntseva. In his short career he made four films: an autobiographical trilogy about his appalling childhood—My Childhood, My Ain Folk and My Way Home—and Comrades, an epic about a momentous moment in English history. Every shot in these films is an art work and every sequence a poem. Bill’s life was turned around in the Egyptian desert when during National Service he met the man who would become his lifelong friend, Peter Jewell. The two men had very different backgrounds but they formed a unique bond that channelled a tremendous creative energy. In this film Peter reminisces about the life he shared with Bill in their tiny Soho flat filled with cinema memorabilia. Their shared love of the movies lead them to start experimenting with an 8mm camera. Peter’s memories and musings about the legacy Bill left behind are illustrated with these never-before-seen short films. (Venice International Film Festival)
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Bill Douglas - My Best Friend
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Carrel Records
Year: 2024
Format: digital
Length: 28:52
1. | My Childhood | Scott Twynholm | 01:44 |
2. | Computer Suitor | Scott Twynholm | 01:59 |
3. | Charlie Chaplin Lived Here | Scott Twynholm | 02:52 |
4. | Chekhov | Scott Twynholm | 01:37 |
5. | Retype The Script | Scott Twynholm | 02:47 |
6. | Ostranenie | Scott Twynholm | 03:42 |
7. | Fever | Scott Twynholm | 02:42 |
8. | Gracemary | Scott Twynholm | 01:51 |
9. | My Way Home | Scott Twynholm | 02:13 |
10. | Trains | Scott Twynholm | 01:24 |
11. | The Silent Era | Scott Twynholm | 02:10 |
12. | Pre-Cinema | Scott Twynholm | 03:51 |