Samara Telford
Samara studied BA (Hons) Acting and English at Edinburgh Napier University. In the past she was in the short film Flori, winning runner up in the Edinburgh Independent Film Awards 2019. She has also taken part in stage work, such as playing Amy in Pronoun and Velma in Hairspray.
Showcases
From Classroom to Camera and Stage: Launching Careers at Edinburgh Napier’s Screen Academy Scotland Edinburgh Napier University’s Screen Academy Scotland continues making strides in acting and film training, introducing its Acting and Film showcases. These showcases provide a platform for graduating actors and filmmakers to transition from studies to the professional realm, both on the […]
Event Horizon
https://vimeo.com/143860589?share=copy Summer 1997, in a small village in Scotland where nothing ever happens and the days all resemble themselves, as strange cosmic event comes to disrupt Julianne’s boring everyday life.
Date Night
Ava
AVA Director Salome HevinProducer Margarita VeberaiteWriter Max Barth Ava leaves home, looking for her brother who has disappeared. Following the sounds of drums coming from the forest, who will Ava really find?
A Boys Life
https://vimeo.com/206019946?share=copy In a poor area, Luke, a clever and dreamy boy is collecting objects in a wasteland when a hobo offers him magic goggles. Thanks to this gift, now Luke can see the world as he wants it to be and complete his plan to save it. However, Luke’s plan is in jeopardy when a […]
Women in Vaivén
https://vimeo.com/143862887?share=copy Spanish, EnglishDirector Ceclia Perez-HomarProducer Elena Lerones Writer Paloma Arroyo On the morning of her wedding in Puerto Rico, Zoe Taína struggles to fit into her grandmother’s old wedding dress, when suddenly her dead mother shows up to wish her luck.
Two Soldiers
https://vimeo.com/208463190?share=copy Set in August 1944, as the Allies strive to liberate France. James Mckinley, a 19 year old British soldier is the last of his battalion to survive the fierce fighting that surrounds the town of Falaise, Normandy. Injured and without ammo, Mckinley gets lost within dense forest as he escapes the battle. When a […]
Stay
https://vimeo.com/192797983?share=copy Director: Neill PrenticeProducer: Suzy Dupin Writer: Gudni Lindal Benediktsson Desperate to save their parents’ marriage, two brothers break into a rural cabin. Their mission: to rob a man that might very well be the mythical creature Cupid.
The Zealot
Ben Sharrock, MA Film, Edinburgh Napier University Irune Gurtubai, MA Film, Edinburgh Napier University Francis, discontented by her marriage is selling a painting. Victor, an eccentric art collector wants to buy it. What ensues is a transaction fraught with tension and subtle comedy as two characters search for answers and something more from life.