Run Down Aberdeen

Not quite my best work technically, but included as it's a fairly important one, being my first full-length documentary.

Produced in 2010, this film takes a look at the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Aberdeen is perceived as a wealthy city at the centre of the European Oil Industry with a high proportion of millionaires, highest average wage and highest house and rental prices in Scotland. However, on the other side of the equation it is a city with areas of multiple deprivation, insufficient infrastructure for the heavy industry it supports and a city council dealing with a £150 Million deficit.

Featuring interviews with politicians, writers and citizens investigating the reactions, impacts and causes of the City's current condition.

Premiered at Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen. The film was followed by a panel discussion with several Aberdeen politicians. Made available online directly afterwards, the film was viewed over 1000 times overnight.