”Wildlife has so much to contend with now. The more people that understand and learn about it, the more chance we have to do something about it"
- words from photographer Karen Miller Photography in our short film, Finding Bo, as she speaks about some of her motivation in bringing beautiful imagery of hares to her audience.
This year, the Mammal Society have launched their mammal mapper, where you can record signs and sightings of mountains hares and other mammals in the UK.
’Most wild mammals are very poorly monitored, making it difficult to know which regions or habitats are most important for them or to detect changes in their ranges and population sizes. Because of this, the records that you submit through the app are very important in helping us to understand the distribution, abundance and conservation status of British mammals.’
- The Mammal Society.
#environmentalfilm
Scotica is so excited to be able to reveal our teaser for “It’s All Downhill From Here”!
Our short and sweet film follows runners Trina & Gloria in the Italian Alps - hiking, running, talking. We explore connection, belonging, and what it means to get older in this outdoor space.
The bright warmth of the sun, the laughter, Type II fun and energy of this film bring some summer back into the autumn.
A big thank you to Ellis Brigham & HOKA for helping us bring this story to life. You can watch the film at its premiere screening at Kendal Mountain Festival later this month.
Watch the full trailer: https://vimeo.com/1026479949
Tickets: https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com
Presented by Ellis Brigham & HOKA
Directed by Rachel Sarah
Produced by Gregor D Sinclair
Photography by Leonie Maya Isaac
Featuring Trina Dawkins & Gloria Sarpong
Fixer Christopher Wallace Tarry
Graphics Everyday Something
With thanks to Run the Alps
A Scotica Film Production
We’re well and truly settled into autumn now - a time of real visible change here in the Scottish Highlands.
These are the days of colder temperatures and darker evenings, where we try and grab any time in the sun that we are able, aware of its brevity, as we marvel in the yellows, oranges, browns of the landscape and dial into cycles of the earth.
That time between the the colours turning and leaves falling is a beautiful time to shoot, capturing a moment in time before the cold becomes deeper and we start looking at those crampons and axes.
#scottishhighlands #autumn #scottishautumn #choosenature
We’re so excited that our documentary short, Finding Bo, will be screening at Kendal Mountain Festival this year, bringing Karen and Bo, and the beautiful Scottish Highlands to the big screen.
Finding Bo has been such a lovely project, one created from a love of animals, of connecting with them, and sharing them with others. We also hope that it will have impact, inspiring others to spend their time connecting with nature and animals around then, as it’s such an important tool in understanding how the world is shifting and changing around us, and what we can do to create change.
”You’re experiencing, for just a short period of time, the conditions that they live in” - a moment from Finding Bo that feels so real, as we’re immersed in the moment, in the weather.
See you all at Kendal Mountain Festival in a few weeks time.
In association with Mammal Society
With thanks to MPB
#environmentalfilmmaking
A small peek of what’s been in the edit recently. In August we found ourselves in the Italian Alps, basking in the sunshine and the beauty of the mountains.
It’s been a joy to work on this short piece - a snapshot of the Trina & Gloria’s story, their connections to one another and to the outdoors.
It’s All Downhill From Here, coming to screens next month, where it’ll be having its premiere screening at Kendal Mountain Festival 🌞
Presented by Ellis Brigham & HOKA
Directed by Rachel Sarah
Produced by Gregor D Sinclair
Photography by Leonie Maya Isaac
Featuring Trina Dawkins & Gloria Sarpong
Fixer Chris Wallace-Tarry
With thanks to Run the Alps & Everyday Something
A Scotica Film Production
#trailrunning
Earlier this month our documentary Hardangerfolk won Best Documentary at The HB Film Festival, the perfect end to the festival run of the film.
Over the last year it’s been beautiful to see the film at festivals and screenings in the UK and beyond. Hardangerfolk is a film 80 years in the making, blending archival footage with the present - a delve into an important history that still echoes in our lives today.
After a brilliant time of seeing it on the big screen, we’ve got some exciting news about the film coming next month that we can’t wait to share with you
A Scotica Film documentary
Produced by Matthew Smith
Directed by Gregor D Sinclair
Additional editing Eilidh Munro
Featuring SOE Expeditions
Supported by Keela Tactical and Commando Spirit Whisky
#adventurefilm
From shooting expansive, rugged landscapes to capturing the smallest of details. Back in the summer the team at TCO London joined us up here in the Scottish Highlands and we shot something a little different to our usual adventure style. Shooting for GORE-TEX Brand and their campaign to encourage more folk to care for their kit, we got the probe lens out and really got into the intricate details of the fabrics.
- A Scotica Film edit with some of our favourite shots.
A lovely wee shoot and a brilliant team behind it.
Shot for GORE-TEX Brand
Directed by Hendrik Faller
Produced by Sarah Rimassa
Cinematography Gregor D Sinclair & Rachel Sarah
Assistant Fred Murray
#filmproduction #commercialfilm #outdoorcommercial #scottishproduction
