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ALASDAIR MACKAY

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Alasdair Mackay

An award-winning film-maker from London. His debut feature ANONYMOUS won Best Film at East Europe International Film Festival in 2021 and Best Film at the UK Film Review 2022. It can be seen on Apple TV and Amazon Prime in the UK, as well as on multiple platforms internationally.

Current Projects

Full screenplays available on request.

ANONYMOUS

Adapted from Alasdair’s award winning debut feature film of the same name, Anonymous tells the story of a well-known stand-up comic, Suzie, who attends her first ever AA meeting in Las Vegas, hoping to find a community of people to help work through her addictions. Instead, she unravels a series of events that will reveal her much darker truths to the world and change the lives of the people around her, for better and for worse.

NEPTUNES PLACE

An art dealer stumbles across a working class Brooklyn man with a priceless collection of Basquiat’s in his basement. The pieces, their owner and the dark, drug-fuelled and tragic story of how they got there will force the dealer to reassess the artist, art in general and the value it has on his own life.

NUMBER NINE

In the summer of 1926 a young man almost died in a horrific motorcycle accident. Just 18 months later, he reached for the very top of the top of the world, and set a goal scoring record yet to be beaten.
This was Dixie Dean, the world’s first number nine.

THE OCCUPIER

A one location, indie-film currently under option by Optioned by Ash2Atticus Productions in New York – Nursing a broken heart, a man in his mid-50s escapes to an abandoned property in upstate New York and finally comes of age via weed, a pizza delivery job and a death threat he did not see coming.

THE LAST GOOD GIRL

Written as an animation that is accessible for all the family, The Last Good Girl tells the story of Klem the Christmas elf, who risks permanent banishment from the North Pole by travelling down to Miami in search of the last child left on the Nice List, Dorothea. His plan is to bring Dorothea back to meet Santa and convince the chief elves that human children are not a lost cause and that Christmas can be saved.

10 TANKS OF FUEL

Osman Malik, divorced; unemployed and out of luck, travels from Chicago, Illinois to the winding country roads of England to take his own life.
Instead he embarks on a journey of self-discovery in a rusty, old camper van with an oddball hitchhiker named Chrissie.

MR AMBASSADOR

A TV series developed in collaboration with Jhasmen Studios. After an unfortunate incident with a photographer, Lionel Manciniki, the youngest son of an uber-wealthy African family is sent to a dead-end job in a London embassy to stay out of trouble. When the Ambassador himself has a skiing accident, however, Lionel is forced to take on the top job.
Testimonials
Chid Okeke
Chid Okeke
CEO, Jhasmen Studios

Alasdair is one of the most thoughtful and genuine people I know.
He has a great instinct and intellect for good story telling and this shines through both in his approach to his craft and the art he produces.

Elvin Mensah
Elvin Mensah
Producer, EM Creatives

Alasdair is a hard working professional screenwriter who I’ve had the pleasure of working with for almost 2 years. His dedication to his craft, sense of humour, insight and love for storytelling have been an inspiration to me as a fellow creative.

Jay Oliver Yip
Jay Oliver Yip
Producer, Actor, NightwatchMan

I've not only had the privilege and honour of acting under Alasdair’s direction but collaborating with him as a producer also. He combines his logical and truthful storytelling approach with courage and bravery. Alasdair dares to experiment and back himself 100%. I'm proud of the creative relationship that we've developed over the years.

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