Ma Bar

Duration: 11 minutes & 30 seconds (60 sec clip) Made in: Scotland 2008

Synopsis:

Bench Pressing isn't a hobby for 73 year old Bill McFadyen - it's a way of life. Stranraer's very own bench press champion is on a quest to be the best in the world...

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Film Credits:

Director: Adrian McDowall & Finlay Pretsell
Producer: Adrian McDowall & Finlay Pretsell
Editor: Mark Jenkins
Camera: Blair Scott & Filip Syczynski
Music: Matthew Aldworth
Sound Recordist: Anders Jedenfors & Dylan Drummond
Dubbing Mix: John Cobban

Screened:

Melbourne IFF 2009
Monterrey FF 2009
Dokufest Kosovo 2009
I've Seen Films FF 2009
Supetar Film Festival 2009
Stranger than Fiction 2009
Message to Man IFF 2009
Portugal IFF 2009
Silverdocs 2009
Hotdocs 2009
Oxdox 2009
Riverrun 2009
Aspen Shortsfest 2009
Full Frame Docfest 2009
Sundance 2009
Zagrebdox 2009
True/False Film Festival 2009
Glasgow Film Festival 2009
London Short Film Festival 2009
Sheffield Docfest 2008
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008 (Official Selection)
Inverness FF 2008
Berwick Upon Tweed FF 2008

Winner BAFTA (Scotland) Short Film Award 2008
Nominated Hotdocs Best Short Doc Award 2009

Shooting Format: DV-Cam,
Screening Formats: Digi-Beta DV-Cam DVD (Pal)

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