A documentary film shot in the US by a philosophy and
psychology student from Edinburgh University drew universal
acclaim and took two awards at Scottish Students On Screen
2001. Joseph Bells Baby Lazarus, exploring
how technology is used to support premature babies, narrated
by Baby Lazarus himself, won the Factual Category
Award and also gained the Digital Animations Group Award
for Special Achievement.
Joseph Bell shot the film when on an exchange visit to
the US as part of his philosophy course. His host university
had a film department and while he was there, Joseph was
determined to make use of its facilities and enrolled
for a documentary film course.
A retired doctor he met in the sauna helped him gain entry
to the Intensive Care Department by introducing him to
a doctor who was interested in films. Hospital doors began
to open for the filmmaker.The result, Baby Lazarus,
drew admiration from those who have seen it and showed
the director has undoubted talent and a promising future
in filmmaking.
In a Northern
Lights interview by Morna Finlay, the director
explains why he chose to study philosophy rather
than media production and the full story behind
Baby Lazarus making his first screen appearance.
The other worthy winners of Scottish Students on Screen
2001 were:
Graham Howie - Upstairs
Winner of the Drama Category
Mark Holmes - The Tokugawa Era
Winner of the Animation Category
Lorn Pearson - The Truth is What You Make It
Winner of the Other Category
Octavius Murray - R G Ball - Over the Rainbow - Discopier
Winner of the No Boundaries Category
Elizabeth Harris - Funny How it Goes
Lee Lighting and Panavision Scotland Award for Best Cinematography
Scottish Students on Screen is now seeking to recruit
a new full-time coordinator, needed from September 1 to
May 31 next year.
Location: Scottish Screen's Glasgow office;
Remuneration: £9 000;
Requirements: you should be a student now (graduating
2001 or able to take a sabbatical) with exceptional organisational
and communication skills and a full, clean driving license.
If that could be you, please register your interest now
by contacting Recruitment at Scottish Screen either by
email or in writing at Second Floor, 249 West George Street,
Glasgow, G2 4QE.
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