Sink or Skim

The World Stone Skimming Championships is held of a tiny Scottish Island. Two obsessed skimmers show us what it takes to be the world’s biggest tosser.

  • Austen McCowan
    Director
  • Will Hewitt
    Director
  • Austen McCowan
    Producer
  • Will Hewitt
    Producer
  • Stephen Moir
    Art Director
  • Bad Mannequins
    Original Soundtrack
  • Austen McCowan
    Colourist
  • Will Hewitt
    Editor
  • Lizzie MacKenzie
    Assistant Producer
  • Austen McCowan
    Cinematography
  • Will Hewitt
    Cinematography
  • Richard Gott
    Sound Recordist
  • Pete Smith
    Sound Recordist
  • James Buchan Wright
    Dubbing Mixer
  • Phil Thomas
    Additional Camera
  • Rob Zyborski
    Additional Camera
  • Takahiro Ueno
    Japanese Translation
  • Anna Tumurova
    Production Assistant
  • Josh Bumphrey
    Production Assistant
  • Peter Holgate
    Production Assistant
  • Amy Hardie
    Executive Producer
    Seven Songs for a Long Life
  • Louise Thornton
    Executive Producer for BBC Scotland
  • Dougie Isaacs
    Archive
  • Kurt Steiner
    Archive
  • Baseball Scotland
    Archive
  • BBC
    Archive
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • BBC Scotland
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: Free TV, Paid TV
Director Biography - Austen McCowan, Will Hewitt

Austen McCowan & Will Hewitt are Co-Directors at Melt The Fly. The Edinburgh based production company was formed by the two friends 10 years after their first experiments with video at school. The sole purpose of MTF is to explore and reveal stories from a different perspective. Good stories hide in plain sight but it takes a sharp eye and an inquisitive nature to recognise their potential. Documentary provide the most creatively fulfilling platform to showcase these stories.

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Director Statement

Stories told from a different perspective.