Zoe Hunter Gordon Writer / Director



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DOCUMENTARY

OUR FATHERS [2020, 30min]

Written and Directed by Zoe Hunter Gordon and Kieran Hennigan 

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Two Nigerian priests are sent on a mission to the Scottish Highlands.

PREMIERED AT GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020
OPENED LUSAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ZAMBIA 2021
BROADCAST ON BBC SCOTLAND
ACQUIRED BY TRUE STORY

COMMISSIONED BY BBC SCOTLAND ~ CREATIVE SCOTLAND
PRODUCED BY SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSITITUTE

KEY CREDITS
Director of Photography Thomas Hogben ~ Editor Erika Iesse ~ Additional Camera: Kieran Hennigan and Zoe Hunter Gordon ~ Sound: Zoe Hunter Gordon and Kieran Hennigan ~ Colourist & Online Editor Harrison Jacobs ~ Sound Designer & Dubbing Mixer Tom Drew ~ Production Manager Naomi Spiro ~ Production Co-ordinator Rachel Stollery ~ Executive Producer for Screen Scotland Leslie Finlay ~ Executive Producer for BBC Scotland: Steve Allen ~ Produced by Noé Mendelle

PRESS
 "The remarkable relationship between the two young men and their largely elderly flock is at the heart of Our Fathers"
inews

“BBC film Our Fathers features two Nigerian priests sent to the Scottish Highlands due to staff shortages in the Catholic Church.”
 The Independent

“Documentary tells story of how Nigerian priests adapted to life in Scottish Highlands.”
The Scotsman

ILL ACTUALLY [2019, 12min]

Written and Directed by Zoe Hunter Gordon

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A ‘superhero’, a YouTuber and a cam-girl explain why they choose to share - or hide- their chronic illnesses online. When you're too ill for IRL, where do you turn?

COMMISSIONED BY BBC ARTS AND BFI
PRODUCED BY JUST COPY IN COLLABORATION WITH PLIMSOLL PRODUCTIONS
PREMIERED AT AT GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2020
BROADCAST ON BBC 4 AND BBC IPLAYER AND BFI NATIONAL ARCHIVE

KEY CREDITS
Produced by Celestine Fraser & Hannah Tookey ~ Director of Photography Jackie Teboul ~ Editor Hannah Renton ~ Sound Mix Oscar Crawford ~ Music Composer Hollie Buhagiar ~ Colour Henry Howard ~ Recon actress Esme Lonsdale ~ Executive Producers Siobhan Logue, Gillian Scothern & Lamia Dabboussy ~ With Thanks To Bella, Jameisha and Ben

FESTIVALS
 Underwire 2019 (Nom: Best Producer) ~ SuperFest Film Festival 2020 ~ Together Film Festival, Winner of the Kats Award for Best First Film ~ Women X Film Festival 2020 (Nom: Best Director) ~ ⁠Barbican: Chronic Youth Festival 2020 ~ ⁠Little Wing Film Festival 2020 ~ Shortest Nights Film Festival 2020 ~ Emerging Filmmakers Night Film Festival 2020 (Official Competition)