Private Project

Best Man

Old friends, Susan and Colin, spend several days together in the beautiful surroundings of Susan's home in Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula with unforeseen consequences.

  • Seylan Baxter
    Writer
  • Seylan Baxter
    Producer
  • Ruaridh Pringle
    Producer
  • Seylan Baxter
    Key Cast
    Macbeth (Kurzel), Outlander, Tommy's Honour
  • Sean Higgs
    Key Cast
  • Sophie Houston
    Key Cast
  • Seylan Baxter
    Director
  • Jamie Brown
    Director
  • Henrijis Puspurs
    Sound
  • Ruth Anne Hawkins
    Hair and Makeup
  • Seylan Baxter
    Original soundtrack
  • Ruaridh Pringle
    Soundtrack produer and recording engineer
  • Ruaridh Pringle
    Stills Phtography
  • Jamie Brown
    D.O.P.
  • Seylan Baxter
    Editor
  • Steven Smith
    A.D. / lighting
  • Ralph Houston
    Additional cast
  • Maggie Irvine
    Additional cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    250 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic Pocket
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Raptor Short Film Festival
    Bathgate, Scotland
    February 5, 2016
    Scottish Premiere
    Best Actress Seylan Baxter
  • Xpo North
    Inverness
Director Biography - Seylan Baxter, Jamie Brown

Student filmmaker, Jamie Brown and first time filmmaker, Seylan Baxter collaborated on this project. Jamie is a student of Film and TV Studies at Glasgow University. Seylan began acting 2 years ago and this is her first venture into the filmmaking world.

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Director Statement

Best Man is a love story. It touches upon several different kinds of love: romantic love, true friendship and love of the world around us.
It was shot over the course of a day and a bit in July 2015 in and around Dunoon, on the Cowal Peninsula in Scotland.