Zig Zag Love

Completed: TX-ed March 2009

Bittersweet tale of first love and last chances. When 16-year-old Peter suddenly loses his best friend to cancer, he breaks out of hospital and hits the road in pursuit of life, liberty and love with the first girl he meets. Broadcast on BBC1 Scotland, Scottish Screen and BBC HD Channel 1 x 60 mins. Distributed in the worldwide & UK domestic market by Indigo Film & Television.

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Produced in collaboration with Slate North. Starring Robert Carlyle, Cara Readle, Anthony Martin, Mark Lewis Jones, Joe McFadden & Kevin Mains. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. Written by Mary Morris.

Awards and Recognition

BAFTA Cymru 2010

Best Youth Programme award.

Swansea Bay Film Festival 2010

'Best Film Over 50 mins'.

Norwich Film Festival 2009

Winner 'Best Feature'. Nominated for a Cultural Diversity Network Award: Excellence in Creative Output 2009

Featured in:

Reelabilites Film Festival, New York USA 2009 The Other Film Festival, Melbourne AUS 2010 St John's International Women's Film Festival, St Johns CAN 2009.