The Organist is a short film written and directed by Jonny Mowat, going into production in March 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Premise

At his father’s funeral, a young man wrestles with his impulses with the arrival of a last minute replacement organist.

Background

This film is based on my life. Just over 2 years ago, my dad died unexpectedly, and it’s reshaped me in a lot of ways. Before that, I was quite a happy, positive person who liked to laugh a lot and tried very hard to be funny. I still am that, but after dad, that part of my personality felt completely at odds with the situation I found myself in. It’s taken me some time to realise that laughter has a valuable place in the grieving process, and this film is inspired by a real event where I learned that lesson.

Crew

Producer - Christopher Quinn

Director of Photography - Beattie McGuinness

Editor - Shivani Patel

Sound - Atif Ghifari

Fundraising

This is a student film, supported through the MA in Filmmaking course at University of the West of Scotland. We have support through executive producers at the university, and access to their cinema-grade filming equipment. Outside of this, there is no assigned budget. We are fundraising for help with the following:

This is an opportunity for us to create something that is industry standard, and stand us in good stead for a future making films, and this additional budget will make all the difference.

Contact

If you have any questions about the film, do feel free to reach out through this page! Thank you!