Absence

James, a former solider is learning to adjust back to civilian life and live with whats missing.

This film was made as part of the BFI Film Academy Highlands 2015.

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Your Take is running as a short online filmmaking course this summer. Open to all Primary and Secondary young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians, Your Take runs for two weeks. Whether it's a live action or animated short our summer courses provide all the learning and support needed to develop a story, plan and shoot a film, and edit - ready to be shown at a celebratory virtual screening.
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Your Take

Your Take is a free online filmmaking course for young people living in the Edinburgh and Lothians, as well as any family members or guardians they share their home with. All of our course materials are curriculum linked, also making it a great resource for teachers and their pupils working remotely.

Broken Memories

Anna a young woman copes with the loss of her mother, struggling to understand his daughters grief her father hopes to reconcile.
Love Byte

Forced to join an online dating site by her best friend, Katie a shy teen starts to chat with a boy and finds her friendship at risk.
Making of BFI Highlands 2014

Behind The Scenes Film giving insight into all aspects of the BFI Film Academy Highlands 2014 course.
QWERTY

Tech savy teens decide to take their relationship offline, struggling to get the conversation started face to face an urgent solution is needed.
Happy Bird

Claire and Laura are getting used to their new superhuman powers, deciding to use them for good they break into a guarded building.
Making Of BFI Film Academy Residential 2014

Behind The Scenes Film giving insight into all aspects of the BFI Film Academy Residential Scotland 2014 course.
Mug Life

An exhausted office worker yearns for a cold drink, with no cups at the water cooler he battles possessive colleague Ian for a mug.
Touch

Heartfelt drama about a partially sighted girl in a world obsessed with technology who finds solace in music.
Making Of 'Bigwigs Be Gone'

Interview with 'Bigwigs Be Gone' co-director Carey Osborne, giving us an overview of her experience on the film set and what the BFI Film Academy means for them.
Shadowman

Enjoying refuge away from the bullies at school, Amber's home becomes invaded by a sinister demon forcing her to fight for survival.

Your Take: Summer Courses

Your Take is running as a short online filmmaking course this summer. Open to all Primary and Secondary young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians, Your Take runs for two weeks. Whether it's a live action or animated short our summer courses provide all the learning and support needed to develop a story, plan and shoot a film, and edit - ready to be shown at a celebratory virtual screening.
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