Hi! My name is Eilidh and I'm a fourth year film student from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. This go fund me is for my dissertation film, 'Ethereal'.

Synopsis:

Ethereal is a short psychological horror film that details the uncomfortable depiction of humanity’s urge to exert power over and make a spectacle of what we perceive as different. The film is loosely based on the story of the orca, Tilikum, which the documentary ‘Blackfish’ covers (among many other similar cases); Tilikum was an orca in captivity who was severely abused until he lashed out and killed his trainer. ‘Ethereal’ is based on the conditions and abuse that orcas and other cetaceans in captivity experience and has the potential to change people's perspectives on treatment of marine life.

This is an entirely student-led and self-funded film but despite using every resource available to the team, support from the community is going to be vital to ensure that it is made to the standard and quality that this issue deserves. Every bit of money donated will go into the making of the film.

Donations are going to help with many things for the film such as:

Meet our crew:

Writer, Director and Editor: Eilidh Thomson

Producer: Charlie Atkinson, Lorenzo Zorcolo

Art Director: Cindy Taylor

DoP: Duncan Lorthioir

1st AC: Angad Singh

2nd AC: Erin Veitch

Gaffer: Logan Tarvit

Script Supervisor: Natasha Livingstone

1st AD: Stewart Clarkson

2nd AD: Clara Ciusca

Sound: John Wallace, Findlay Thomson, Logan Tarvit

Sound Design: Zakary Wakulicz

Set Design: Kristaps Semenkovs

Make-up: Niamh Clarke

Costume: Fin Doreen

Runners: Alfie Attwood, Laura Maxwell-Travers

BTS: John Graham

There will be lots of behind the scenes content and updates coming out about the film as we go through pre-production so keep an eye out for our socials!

Thank you!

Eilidh & the Ethereal Team