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Duncan Cowles
@duncancowles.bsky.social
Documentary / Non-Fiction Filmmaker.
I made feature doc SILENT MEN and BBC TV series SCARY ADULT THINGS + some award winning shorts...
2 weeks in the alps well spent.
In 2018, @duncancowles.bsky.social and I made 'Just Agree Then' while on an artist residency at European Forum Alpbach. With the UK on the cusp of leaving the EU, we bickered with each other for 2 weeks as we struggled through the making of this...

Sound design: Keith Duncan

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Just Agree Then (2018)
Contrasting artistic visions, misplaced confidence and blatant ignorance collide on the backdrop of an increasingly fragile and divided world. In August 2018, seven…
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February 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It’s a classic.
In 2015, I made a film about my gran, Isabella, with everyone's fav documentarian @duncancowles.bsky.social. The film explores memory and what happens when that starts to falter.

Original score: Robbie Gunn
Sound design: Keith Duncan
Colourist: @willandersonjr.bsky.social

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Isabella
How much of your life do you need to remember to remain yourself? WINNER: BAFTA, Best Scottish Short Film, 2016. WINNER: No Budget Audience Award 'Optimistic…
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February 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Reposted by Duncan Cowles
Something about a dryly funny Scottish man examining his & other men's emotional expression resonated somewhat...who'd have guessed? Joking aside, @duncancowles.bsky.social's SILENT MEN struck me, having gone on something of a mental health journey the last decade & past 3 years or so especially.
January 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM