A Coatbridge independent film director has had a year to remember after his debut made a splash at the film festival and is now on YouTube.
Speaking to Glasgow Live, he said: "The budget was just the price of the equipment. It was all about people who wanted to get involved. We were all in the same boat, it is hard to get work in Scotland and do what you want to do, especially with actors. The 30-year-old explained: "I did try and get directors of photography and composers but I didn't have the resources to pay them.
Paul said: "I got serious about it in 2017 then finished the script in 2018, it was the first feature I ever wrote. "The composer had dropped out so I had to write the music and then my friend, who is a DJ, produced the music. That was all done in a small time scale and we submitted the film minutes before it closed."Then we had the premiere with all the cast, all my family were there and people who had heard about it were there. We sold out three screenings which was amazing. It was unreal.