Tartan Shorts Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• All Over Brazil

  All Over Brazil by James Havelin. Short drama about a 13-year-old who disappoints his soccer-mad dad by showing more interest in glam rock than football during the 1974 World Cup

• At the End of the Sentence

  Surreal tale of cowboys, prison and punctuation. An uptight newspaper sub-editor and his teenage brother organise a Christmas homecoming for the convict father

• Bad Brown Owl

  Series of film shorts from the Edinburgh Festival

• Baldy McBain

  Series of film shorts from the Edinburgh Festival

• Billy Bongo

  Series of film shorts from the Edinburgh Festival

• Birthday

  A girl runs away from home after a nasty incident, and she is then forced to face her future. Written by Morag McKinnon

• Cowboys and Indians

  East meets West when the manager of the Stardust Club double-books a country band and a Bhangra group for Saturday night's entertainment. There's a tense stand-off with the public pouring in and both bands insisting on playing : and playing first

• The Harvest

  A tiny space research vessel exploring new sources for wheat becomes exposed to an alien energy, which results in a release of repressed behaviour from the crew

• Inside an Uncle

  Short film about a seven-year-old boy who discover his Uncle Bob is ruled by an inner child and decides to take over the controls

• Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored

  Drama about 15-year-old Maddy, who feels under pressure and longs for something new to enhance her life

• The Lovers

  A girl moves to a new town and fights with her boyfriend, but when left alone she meets a remarkable stranger. Written by Paul Welsh

• Manji

  Manji is a recently widowed Asian man struggling to come to terms with the loss of his wife. While his son attempts to keep the family business afloat, Manji's solution is to submerge himself in the fantastical world of Bollywood music and dance

• Marcie's Dowry

  Black comedy about a couple's struggle to pay for their daughter's wedding, starring Edward Woodward and Sheila Donald

• Meat the Campbells

  Series of film shorts from the Edinburgh Festival

• No Man's Land

  Clara Glynn's short film about a seven-year-old boy who is haunted by the conflicts between his divorced parents, seeking solace in his toy soldiers. Christmas becomes something to be dreaded, as emotions always run high, especially now his father has a new girlfriend. However, during a game of football, his mother makes an appearance and for one moment the family is reunited

• Rice, Paper, Stars

  A jilted bride encounters trouble in the toilet at a disco. Written by Andy Goddard

• Run

  Film short about a sad young woman who runs every day to escape the confines of her dreary job in a newspaper kiosk

• Sredni Vashtar

  Sredni Vashtar, by Angela M Murray. Short film about a man who finds solace in an unpleasant secret lurking at the bottom of his garden

• Sweetie

  As a hard-pressed family struggle home after a day's shopping, a young girl discovers that mother doesn't always know best. Drama, starring Elek Nathan Kish, Jennifer Lowrie and Tammy Arnold

• Tangerine

  A man finds his home life a struggle, and wonders whether his wife should be line-dancing at her age : will he be able to adapt to the way she chooses to live her life?

• That Old One

  A man discovers his wedding ring is missing after a one-night stand and is plunged into despair. Comedy thriller, starring Kevin McKidd

• Trout

  A tale of two Highland lovers living in a caravan in west Scotland

• Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss

  Simon Hynd's short film Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss, about a pleasure-seeking individual's attempt to stimulate all five senses at once - which inevitably ends in disaster

• Winning Streak

  Series of film shorts from the Edinburgh Festival

• Wise Guys

  Wise Guys, by Simon Stephenson. Short film about a paperboy who becomes a gangster, along with his brother and a friend, only for events to spiral out of control