Scotch Hill

2006
30m

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Peter goes home for the first time in many years after inheriting the unwanted house from his estranged uncle Ray. Once there, Peter finds Ray's caretaker, the eccentric young Lily, living i... Read allPeter goes home for the first time in many years after inheriting the unwanted house from his estranged uncle Ray. Once there, Peter finds Ray's caretaker, the eccentric young Lily, living in the old house. Ray's death leaves Lily alone and with no place to go. With Lily's subtle... Read allPeter goes home for the first time in many years after inheriting the unwanted house from his estranged uncle Ray. Once there, Peter finds Ray's caretaker, the eccentric young Lily, living in the old house. Ray's death leaves Lily alone and with no place to go. With Lily's subtle help, Peter is forced to face some of the harder truths about both his past and present s... Read all

Director
- Michael Kuell
Writers
- David S. Duncan
- Michael Kuell
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6.8/10

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Director
- Michael Kuell
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- David S. Duncan
- Michael Kuell
Stars

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8/10

Peter inherits a house from an uncle he hated. And also gets a surprise.

Disclaimer: I worked on this film. But I've worked on some others, too, and this is the first time I felt compelled to comment.

This is a no-budget project(*) by a bunch of talented young filmmakers(**), but it doesn't look or feel like that in any way. Their ambitions were small - 3 on-camera actors, half hour run time, simple acoustic score - but what they did, they did to the fullest professional standard. While the story stands on its own, you could easily consider this the first act of a well-produced full length drama. The acting, and all of the crafts(***), are first-rate.

Last week I ran a workshop on advanced audio post-production in LA****, and used clips from Scotch Hill for my audience of about fifty film professionals and serious wannabes. They all loved it.

Look for this film. I hope it goes far. If it doesn't, at least the people who made it probably will.

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* I did it for free. So did everybody else. I normally get paid.

** Okay, not totally young. A decade or so of experience with spots, corporate pieces, and less ambitious narrative films.

*** Mostly the co-writer/producer/director/editor, the DP/composer, an excellent boom/mixer, and a few other folks.

****DV Expo, November '06