A short film made on a micro-budget thanks to the support and help of the wonderful people of Rothesay and our fantastic crew.
'Never Again' is a feel-good-ish film, a heart-warming & sometimes funny story about how dreams, kind of, sometimes, maybe, can come a little bit true...'
Craig Mclean as Blake Beckett
Sabrina Mandulu as Ava
Chloe Hodgson as Freyja Beckett
Gordon J. Millar as Frank Beckett
Mary Ann Kennedy as Nora Beckett
Connor McCausland as Tony the American
Julie Martis as The Hotel Receptionist
Josienne Clarke as herself
Tony Edwards as Ava's Guardian
Floyd the dog as himself
James 'Jim' Wilcock as The Postman
Colin Telfer Steele as Chip Shop Guy
writer & director - Alec Bowman_Clarke
producer - Connor McCausland
1st assistant director - Joseph Matheson
director of photography Daniel Odoom
editor - Neil Allan
script supervisor - Josienne Clarke
sound recordist - Marco Biagini
original soundtrack - Josienne Clarke
dub mixer & editor - Murray Collier
soundtrack mastering - Mike Hillier
1st assistant sound - Cameron Clarke
1st assistant camera - Dominika Radzicka
key grip - Georgie Stein
unit stills photographer - Mark Tipping
costume designer - Vivienne Low
hair & make up - Daisy Paton
script consultant - Chris Watts
graphic designer - Aaron Miller
dog handler - Sophie Wallace
catering - Mhairi MacKenzie
runners - Patrick Doherty & Anne-Frances Mason
fire safety officer - Alec Robertson
executive producers - CJ Robb, Janet Smith & Andrew Leach
Supporting Artists.
Nick Jackson
, Donna McMillan, Grace Wallace,
Peter Wallace,
Marc Nelson,
Sarah Nelson
, Loren Dorking,
Charlotte Barker,
Anne Gerritson,
James Burke
, Sandra Joy
, Vincent Thomingo,
Sharron Thomson
, Paul Pattenden,
John Murray,
Natasha Fitzpatrick,
Rebecca Kolpack, Mathieu Showell,
Fee Keenan, Pauline Tritschler
,
Gail Mackenzie, Ava Scott, Sadie Mitchell
, Katie Scott, Erin Flanaghan
, Julie Scott, Donna Pattenden,
Evie-bow Pattenden
, Matthijs King
, Chris King,
Isabella King
, Alison Clarke,
Peter Mcdonald
, David Miller,
Rachel Perry
, Sharon Porter,
Lorna Searl
, Jabriel Alsuhaimi, Ali Farmhill,
Jo Baines, Courtney Beckett
, Taylor Macmillan
, Nathan McEwan
, James Watson, Dan watson,
Pamela Quinn
, Deryck Couzens, Elise MacKirdy
, Elizabeth MacKirdy
, Charlene Woods
, William Lindsay, Helen Deeny.
Thanks to:
the staff at The Glenburn Hotel, Rothesay
Brodie James at The Rockabilly Diner, Rothesay
Lizzie MacKirdy at Braw Liquor Club
Fiona Hardie at Mount Stuart Trust
Jack, Kay & Iona at Bute Yard, Rothesay
Natasha Galbraith at Argyll & Bute Council
Kevin Mitchell at APC Accounting
Geoff Travis at Rough Trade Records
Stuart & Sophia Ongley at SGO Music
La Chunky Studios, Glasgow
Eddie & Colin at The West End Cafe, Rothesay
Everyone at Ettrick Bay Tearooms
Everyone at Wee Zoe’s, Rothesay
Fiona at Calmac Ferries
Fomo Rentals
ALISON CLARKE for everything
song credits
‘NEVER AGAIN’
written & performed
by Josienne Clarke
mastered by Mike Hillier
courtesy of Corduroy Punk Records
published by SGO Music Publishing Ltd. ©2023
‘(LEARNING TO SAIL) IN ALL WEATHER’
written & performed
by Josienne Clarke
mastered by Mike Hillier
courtesy of Rough Trade Records
published by SGO Music Publishing Ltd. ©2023
‘HOMEMADE HEARTACHE’
written & performed
by Josienne Clarke
mastered by Mike Hillier
courtesy of Corduroy Punk Records
published by SGO Music Publishing Ltd. ©2023
‘STRANGER’
written & performed
by Josienne Clarke
mastered by Mike Hillier
courtesy of Corduroy Punk Records
published by SGO Music Publishing Ltd. ©2023
‘HOME PLANET’
written & performed
by David Latto
courtesy of David Latto
published by Songtrust ©2023
Thanks to the following investors & supporters:
Battles
, Morvern Davis
, Graham Ellis
, James Ruff, Joseph Severn, Amy Dalgleish,
Lynne Robertson,
Louise Norgate
, Chris Imlach
, Stuart Bishop, Jonathan Tait, Mark Buckley,
Rich & Sue Hanson, Rob Rhead,
Andrew Mann,
Steven Lindsay
, Bruce Burnett
, Josiah Hazel
, Jeffrey Upperman.
thanks to the people & places of the Isle of Bute, the place I call home.
this is a work of fiction - any similarity to persons living or dead is not intentional.
no animals or people were physically harmed during the making of this film.
x for Lily, Ivy & Sphé x
copyright ©MMXXIII Alec Bowman_Clarke
all rights reserved