Grant McPhee

Grant McPhee

History

Grant McPhee is a Scottish film and television director and cinematographer.

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Grant McPhee

Movies

Death of a Vlogger
Associate Producer
An ambitious vlogger experiences the dark side of the internet when his latest video, which features an alleged haunting, goes viral.
Far from the Apple Tree
Director
Judith, a struggling artist, gets her dream job of working for a renowned visual artist named Roberta Roslyn. While cataloging Roberta's work she is shocked to keep seeing a girl who closely resembles herself, she learns that this girl is actually her boss's missing daughter Maddy. As she investigates the mystery of just what could have happened to this girl, she starts to develop a new persona and it comes to a point where she must decide if she is to leave her job or continue and risk losing who she is.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Director of Photography
A young, socially-awkward janitor in an elderly care home sets out to go on an adventure with his three elderly best friends.
Teenage Superstars
Writer
Grant McPhee's sequel to Big Gold Dream picks up where the previous film left off, and continues its thrilling tour of the pre-Britpop, Scottish music scene. It features bands, such as The Bluebells, The Pastels, The Soup Dragons and an early incarnation of Teenage Fanclub; plenty of rich archive footage; and fascinating interviews with some of the key people of the time, including Edwyn Collins, Bobby Gillespie, Jim Reid, Sean Dickson, Eugene Kelly and Alan McGee.
Teenage Superstars
Director
Grant McPhee's sequel to Big Gold Dream picks up where the previous film left off, and continues its thrilling tour of the pre-Britpop, Scottish music scene. It features bands, such as The Bluebells, The Pastels, The Soup Dragons and an early incarnation of Teenage Fanclub; plenty of rich archive footage; and fascinating interviews with some of the key people of the time, including Edwyn Collins, Bobby Gillespie, Jim Reid, Sean Dickson, Eugene Kelly and Alan McGee.
Churchill
Digital Imaging Technician
A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
Night Kaleidoscope
Director
Night Kaleidoscope transforms Edinburgh's cobbled backstreets into a dark dreamscape brimming with supernatural menace. It's the perfect backdrop for Fion, a cynical psychic investigator who peddles his gift for anyone willing to pay. With abilities depleting, he must take powerful drugs to induce his visions and track down a pair of vampires terrorising the cities night population.
The Glasgow School
Director
For those of you wanting more Postcard records then this is the film for you! The Glasgow School is a companion to Big Gold Dream and is the most comprehensive account of Postcard, Swamplands, Strawberry Switchblade, The Jazzateers/Paul Quinn, James King, WIN and The Bluebells that's ever been assembled. No soundbites here, just plenty of accounts from those who were there.
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
Director of Photography
Documentary on the independent Edinburgh record label Fast Product and Postcard Records and associated bands like Fire Engines, Scars and Josef K
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
Producer
Documentary on the independent Edinburgh record label Fast Product and Postcard Records and associated bands like Fire Engines, Scars and Josef K
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
Director
Documentary on the independent Edinburgh record label Fast Product and Postcard Records and associated bands like Fire Engines, Scars and Josef K
Wigilia
Producer
A traditional Polish feast on Christmas Eve, Wigilia includes an extra place at the table should an unknown wandering pilgrim arrive.
Cloud Atlas
Digital Imaging Technician
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
Shadow Halation
Director
Building, interiors and landscape soundtrack
Bell Witch of Leith
Director
An experiment in style over substance. It attempts to present the actual medium of film as the focus as opposed to the bland subject matter. The film looks to gain the viewers interest by drawing attention to the fact they are watching a film. It is a comment on the quick cutting and style prevalent in popular film.
The 39 Steps
Clapper Loader
Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when a secret agent bursts into his room and entrusts him with a coded notebook, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which Hannay believes he must personally crack.
Between Above and Below
Cinematography
The is the non-linear story of Jacobs Pillow, a psychedelic folk band from Scotland. Filmed over 10 years and featuring live performances this documentary explores the conflict between maintaining integrity and the daily realities of being in a band.
Between Above and Below
Director
The is the non-linear story of Jacobs Pillow, a psychedelic folk band from Scotland. Filmed over 10 years and featuring live performances this documentary explores the conflict between maintaining integrity and the daily realities of being in a band.
Aphlogistic
Director
Dancing patterns struggling to focus on an object
Unflame
Director
Fuzzy travelling landscape
Effluvium
Director
Edinburgh man walking with image interspersed with camera burn.
Sarah's Room
Director
A lonely wife takes in a young female boarder named Sarah. Her husband returns, and he can't keep himself away from the alluring Sarah, and the exotic mysteries hidden in her room. Made in Scotland in just five days for six grand, "Sarah's Room" is an intriguing and artistic tale told in haunting tones, smoky interiors and often voyeuristic camera techniques. Outstanding low budget film