Cadies Productions Ltd

This is a short behind-the-scenes documentary about the work of the legendary 'Jumper-Ooters' of Edinburgh, the characters who haunt the nightly Witchery Tours of the capital’s Old Town.

Established in 1984, the Witchery Tours have been scaring people from all over the world (and closer to home) almost every night for quarter of a century.

The film features Liam Kirkaldy as the ‘jumper-Ooter’ and Euan MacInnes playing the part of the pale-faced phantom Adam Lyal (deceased). Euan also features heavily in the documentary The Scottish Parliament - Following the Ghost Road.

Jumper-Ooter was directed by BAFTA nominated Andrew T. Henderson.

Watch the film here.

A series of short films for the family support charity Relationships Scotland.

Family Mediation Explained (13 mins):

A film showing how separated parents who are having difficulties find out about the mediation process.

You can watch the film here.

Family Mediation In Action (14 mins):

A film showing parents who are having difficulties attending three mediation sessions. They discuss and agree a positive way forward for them as a family.

You can watch the film here.

Child Contact in Scotland: Supported (8 mins):

The film follows a child's first visit to a Child Contact Centre to meet with his father who he hasn't seen for a long time. This is a supported contact, in which the Contact Centre staff facilitate contact but do not stay in the room with the parent and child. The parents do not meet on this occasion, but the mother is in a room nearby should the child wish to see her at any time.

You can watch the film here.

Child Contact in Scotland: Supervised (15 mins):

This film illustrates the process of a Supervised Contact when a father's request to see his daughter after a long absence results in a court order for supervised contact.

You can watch the film here.

Breadmakers Director Yasmin Fedda has been invited to appear at the Star and Shadow Cinema, Battlefield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, on Wednesday 19th December at 7.30pm where she will be in discussion with Light Bulb 08 Director, Craig.

Kuwaiti-born Palestinian film-maker Yasmin Fedda has a background in anthropology, and has worked on several film projects in the Middle East, USA and around the UK, including working with Bridge and Tunnel Productions in Newcastle. She comes to the Star and Shadow to talk about her life, politics, work, and future projects, all informed by a migratory life that has taken her from Palestine to Canada, Qatar to Scotland and Syria to Kuwait.

They will also be showing two of Yasmin’s short documentaries:

Breadmakers (2007, 11 mins) looks at the intricate social relationships in a community of milking desertworkers with learning disabilities making a variety of organic breads for shops in Edinburgh.

Milking the Desert (2004, 25 mins) explores the life of Frederic, a French novice at the St. Moses the Abyssinian monastery deep in the Syrian desert. We follow him and Syrian monk Boutrous through their daily chores and routines: milking goats, making cheese and praying. Their lives create a backdrop for Muslim and Christian relations in the area.

The 10-minute documentary Breadmakers (Dir. Yasmin Fedda) has been selected by the BBC Film Network and will be screened on the BBC site after its premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Film Network is the BBC’s interactive showcase for new British filmmakers, screening three new short films in broadband quality every week, adding to a growing catalogue of great shorts.

The site allows people to comment on and rate films and also provides filmmakers with tools to create online profiles and exchange tips, advice and ideas. The purpose is to expose new talent and create a platform for some great films that are rarely seen elsewhere.

More details here.