THIS SEASON’S THEME: SCOTLAND ON FILM

Welcome to episode 018 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Ashley and Gary are joined by local film director Michael Hines  to discuss Bill Forsyth's 1983 Local Hero.

SYNOPSIS

Up-and-coming Houston oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life. Sent by his colorful boss (Burt Lancaster) to the small village of Ferness, Mac is looking to quickly buy out the townspeople so his company can build a new refinery. But after a taste of country life Mac begins to question whether he is on the right side of this transaction.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION

Michael Hines https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1197959/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
https://twitter.com/MrMHines

SHORT FILMS

Asynchronous a film by Nicholas Afchain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bizgxgdQD9E&ab_channel=TwinAtlantic

Unbreakable -- Roof Studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6uI9ZQyJvU

Michael's Bio

Michael Hines is an award winning director, based in Scotland, UK. He has directed for over 20 years across many genres, specializing in comedy. His best know work is Still Game, the BBC networked sitcom, directing every one of the 62 episodes and producing some series. He also directed the stage plays that drew in 210,000 people over 21 nights in 2014 and 150,000 over 15 nights in 2016. He has his own production company, The Woven Thread as well as lecturing in filmmaking and occasionally composing for film and television.