Jamie Crewe, Ashley at SQIFF 2020

LUX Scotland is delighted to present Jamie Crewe’s 2019/​20 Margaret Tait Award commissioned film, Ashley, as part of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) 2020.

“Dragging a wheelie case behind them, Ashley arrives at an isolated, beachside cottage. They hope that this weekend in the countryside might be the change they need: a change from depression, from heartbreak, from the pain of a shifting identity. As the weekend unfolds, however, their hope wavers: things go wrong in their body, or perhaps in their mind — or perhaps there really is something, outside, developing an appetite for them…”

Jamie Crewe was the recipient of the 2019/​20 Margaret Tait Award, Scotland’s most prestigious moving image prize for artists. Inspired by the pioneering Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait (1918 – 99), the award recognises experimental and innovative artists working with the moving image, offering a unique avenue of commissioning and production support and providing a high-profile platform to exhibit newly commissioned work. Established in 2010, the Margaret Tait Award is a LUX Scotland commission delivered in partnership with Glasgow Film, with support from Screen Scotland.

Programme:

Recorded introduction by Kitty Anderson, Director of LUX Scotland

Jamie Crewe, Ashley, 2020. HD video, 45 mins.

How to access:

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Access:

The film has English audio with English language captions.

Content notes: discussion of mental health issues including brief mention of suicide, and sex; depiction of mental distress, mild threat, and blood.

Jamie Crewe is a beautiful bronze figure with a polished cocotte’s head. They live and work in Glasgow.