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Title: POACHED

Reference number: 7594

Date: 1999

Director: d. Justin Molotnikov

Sponsor: BBC Scotland and Scottish Screen in association with The Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Fund

Producer: Mark Grindle

Production company: Freshwater Films

Sound: sound

Original format: 35mm

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 18.41 mins

Description: The story of a young salmon poacher who comes to terms with his desire to leave his problematic family and homeland. Set in the rural community of the Scottish Borders. [synopsis from Scottish Screen Catalogue of Short Films 1993 - 1999 "Kicking up a Storm"]

Production file and script held by National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive. Post production script also held at the Scottish Theatre Archive, Glasgow University. Ref. code GB 247 STA Jy 17(11). Premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Tartan Shorts: A joint short film initiative funded by BBC Scotland and Scottish Screen National Lottery Fund. Three films per year commissioned for theatrical release and broadcast.

Credits: Colin Iain Robertson
Wullie Ross Cusick
Moira Louis Goodall
Alec Malcolm Shields

1st ass. d. Gus MacLean
2nd ass. d. Alex Purbrick
3rd ass. d. Michael Keillor, Leisha Sneddon
sc. supervisor Ella MacLean
p. co-ordinator Russell McLean
p. ass. Sarah Pole
p. runner / bailiff Ali Wilson
floor runner Claire Marshall
location man. Miglet Crichton
focus puller Kevin O'Brien
clapper / loader Kirsty Dawson
grip Lucien Grieve
boom operator Trisstan Anika
gaffer Ewan Epton
best boy Stephen Arthur
video ass. Stephen Cassidy
camera trainee Simon Hay
sd. trainee Colin Gregory
dubbing mixer Dave Murricane
properties Alistair Edwardson
special fish FX Stephen Murphy
art d. Caroline Grebbell
fish handler Martin Moore
stunt co-ordinator Michael Scott-Law
caterer Tommy Jones
chaperone Betty Divine

2nd Unit
p. man. Russell McLean
1st ass. d. Alex Purbrick
2nd ass. d. Michael Keillor
focus puller Kenneth Simpson
sd. rec. Colin MacNab
boom operator Andrea Seath
costumes Karen Smith
location man. Naomi Liston

ass. p. and p. man. Wendy Griffin
p. designer Annette Gillies
costumes Louise Noble
make-up Catherine Muir
film ed. Bert Eeles
d. ph. Peter Anderson
sd. design and sd. rec. Becky Thomson
exec. p. Victoria Evans, Dan MacRae

Special thanks to James Young, Barry Ackroyd, Douglas MacKinnon, Jimmy Gardner, Ben Smith, Patrick Chek, Claire Alan, EVTC, Jimmy MacRae, John Duncan, Sam Okoh, CCA Glasgow, High Road staff, cast and crew, Wendy and Callum Grindle.

w. Justin Molotnikov