Monica Brady

Movies

Leaving
Jada's Mother
A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland, who find they must each choose a different path in life as they face the future.
Down Where the Buffalo Go
Girl #2
Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to ensure that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Carl is married to a local girl and their relationship is at breaking point - she wants to leave Scotland and settle in America while he wants to remain in Scotland. With his brother-in-law Willie, who is already estranged from his wife and under threat of redundancy from his shipyard job, the two men forge a friendship to help each other through.
Blood Red Roses
Gym Teacher
A woman looks back on her life as a political activist in Scotland from the 1950s to the 1970s.
The Riveter
Libby
Short film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Starring Andrew Barr and Ewen Bremner. Made at the National Film and Television School. 1986.
A Sense of Freedom
Sheila
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.