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Title: DEAR DAD

Reference number: 8053

Date: 2007

Director: d. Robin Haig

Producer: Ciara Barry

Sound: sound

Original format: DV

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 10.00 mins

Description: First time filmmaker Robin Haig attempts to reconcile the relationship with her father Niall, a Highland deerstalker, forcing him to acknowledge the rift that has developed between them. [synopsis from "New Films, New Talent: Best of Scottish Shorts 2007]

Credits: d. ph. George Geddes
sd. rec. Alastair Mason
second camera Robin Haig
ed. Gordon Lockhart
sd. dub Animal Audio
story development Sarah Tripp and Beth Armstrong
co-producer Lindsay Goodall
music advisor Brendan Merrick at Kibble Music
fiddle player Daniel Thorpe
"The Great White Sheep" written by Gordon Menzies of Caberlunzie

Special thanks to my Dad, Niall Haig. Also thanks to my mum, Susan Haig; Ryan van Gool and to Iain Haig, Steven Gillies and Steveie Welsh for providing the photographs.

The deer was not culled specifically for the making of this film.

exec. p. Karen O'Hare
Made with the support of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund and supported by The National Lottery through Scottish Screen.

[w. Robin Haig
online ed. Steven Diamond]

Shotlist: Glasgow based filmmaker Robin Haig has an open discussion with her dad Niall, in an attempt to mend their troubled relationship. Using stills photography of her homeland, the Scottish Highlands, and current day footage of her father at work stalking deer, Robin tries to make sense of the rift that has developed between them since her idyllic childhood.

Dear Dad offers us a glimpse into a traditional Highland way of life, while tackling the emotional impact caused by unwanted change. It is a beautiful and poignant exploration of the relationship between Robin and her father, set in the breathtaking landscape of the Scottish Highlands.