Feature Film
Anonymous
Directed by 
Alasdair Mackay
AFIN 2022 Honorable Mention
- 2022
- 1h 37m
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UK - English
- Drama
- Thriller
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Synopsis
An apparently normal man attends alcoholics anonymous for the first time. The events that follow will challenge his perceptions of the people he meets and of himself.
Director's Statement
My passion is for independent cinema and for the film industry in general to maintain and improve it's own standards of what constitutes good writing and good film-making. With the clamour for content from internet platforms all over the world, cinema must retain it's expectations of quality. To have a film in a cinema (at a festival or internationally distributed) should be the gold standard for any film-maker. This is the aim for my own career, to be a film-maker that respects the medium of cinema; known to write, direct and produce quality work, across multiple genres, but always with the audience in mind. Anonymous, my debut feature, was made for just £18,000 of crowd-funded money - and that includes all marketing money and festival submission entry fees as well. It was made from blank page to screen in less than a year, and it was all done during the global Covid-19 pandemic. I am incredibly proud of what has been achieved with Anonymous and encouraged by the promise of it's popularity on social media so far. It really feels as though we have struck a chord with society and made something truly unique. I am looking forward to what is next for Anonymous and for my career.
Director's Biography
Alasdair Mackay Director
Alasdair Mackay is an award winning film-maker who has achieved success as both a writer and as a director. In December 2016, Alasdair won the prestigious Best in Fest award at the Triforce Short Film Festival at BAFTA for directing the short film GLOW (Bish Media).He went on to direct Bish Media’s follow-up to that success in 2017, with “Things We Never Say” screening at BAFTA in December 2017. Another of his short films, “Motherhood” won Best Drama at the 2018 International Microfilm Festival in Nottingham, whilst also being nominated for Best Director at the same festival. This year will also see the release of the much anticipated “NightwatchMan” series (Wolfpack Productions), which will be available across various international streaming platforms globally. Alasdair has had over 15 produced screenplays since 2011. These include BEST FRIENDS FOREVER (dir. Cathy Kostova); the award winning SHADOWS (dir. Sreemoyee Bhattacharya) and CONFESSION (dir. Martin Denham), all of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Born in Manchester in the North of England; Alasdair now lives in London. He graduated from The International School of Screen Acting in 2012, where he set the record for the most number of produced screenplays written by one student in a graduating year.
Trailer
Placings
Recognised in this category at AFIN 2022, as announced that season.
- Best Picture Honorable Mention