The Host

     

(writer/director) 2003

  

The host’s home has been descended upon by a group of uninvited guests.  He tries his best to hold onto himself until making an abominable acquaintance.  As they get to know each other it transpires that they share more in common than the host would care to admit.  A disturbed comedy. 

     

   

 

Reviews

   

Simon Hynd has adapted the story with the skill of a master butcher, cutting off the fat, trimming the gristle. This is a work of the imagination.  Fulton's performance perfectly reflects the psychological uncertainty of a mind in free fall and Hynd's use of the camera is inspired.  [iofilm]

                                                               

Awards

                                                   

winner, best fiction, scottish students on screen 04

winner, audience award, scottish students on screen 04

honourary mention, best actor, matthew bill boyd, milano 04

shortlisted, best scottish short film, jim poole award 04

    

Festival Screenings

                                         

edinburgh international film festival 03

cardiff international film festival 03

york international film festival 04

fantastic film festival, bradford, 04

canberra film festival, australia, 04

international bergamo art film festival, italy, 04

milano film festival, italy, 04