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Title: DONKEYS

Reference number: 13930

Date: 2009

Director: d. Morag McKinnon

Sponsor: National lottery through Creative Scotland

Production company: Sigma Films

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 78 mins

Description: Donkeys is a bittersweet, tragi-comic tale. When Alfred learns of his impending death he realises it's time to make amends with his estranged family. However, before things get better they get a whole lot worse and a blast from the past injects calamity, comedy and confusion into Alfred's efforts. [Synopsis taken from the British Council Film Directory, http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/donkeys, last accessed 24/11/21]

Catalogued from secondary sources including the British Council film directory and the BFI.

See here for an article detailing the difficulties of making the film, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/18/donkeys-development-hell-red-road, [last accessed 24/11/21]

Credits: [AlfredPatterson James Cosmo
Brian Colburn Brian Pettifer
Stevie Blantyre Martin Compston
Jackie Morrison Kate Dickie
Bronwyn Morrison Natasha Watson
Dr. April Hayley Nathalie Press
Clyde Tony Curran
Crispin John Comerford
Margaret Blantyre Hope Ross
TT Carolyn Calder
Credits
Direction:
Director Morag McKinnon
Rights:
© Rounding Up Donkeys Ltd.
© Zentropa Entertainments5 ApS
© UK Film Council
© Scottish Screen
Production:
A Sigma Films production Sigma Films
Presents UK Film Council
Presents Scottish Screen
Presents Danske Filmværksted
Executive Producer Gillian Berrie
Executive Producer Sisse Graum JØrgensen
Executive Producer Carole Sheridan
Producer Anna Duffield
Casting:
Casting Director Kahleen Crawford
Writing:
Screenplay Colin McLaren
Photography:
Director of Photography Lol Crawley
Editing:
Editor Colin Monie
Editor Jake Roberts
Design:
Production Designer Mark Leese
Costumes:
Costume Designer Anna Lau
Sound:
Sound Douglas MacDougall
Stunts:
Stunt Co-ordinator Steve Griffin
Unknown:
In association with Glasgow Film Office
Financed in association with Limelight Productions
In association with Zentropa Entertainments5
Made with the support of UK Film Council Development Fund
Made with the support of UK Film Council New Cinema Fund
Supported by National Lottery through Scottish Screen]