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      Accidental Media

      Accidental Media (founded by Peter Gerard) produced films from 1999 to 2012.

      The Shutdown

      An explosion at one of Europe’s largest petrochemical plants disfigures a young boy’s father.

      • Vimeo Staff Pick
      • Jim Poole Scottish Short Film Jury Award
      • Jim Poole Scottish Short Film Audience Award
      • Best Short Doc at Palm Springs Shortfest
      • Best Short Doc at San Francisco IFF
      • Special Jury Mention at Dokufest Kosovo
      • Best International Film at Belo Horizonte ISFF
      • Grand Jury Prize at Premiers Plans Festival d’Angers
      • Marin County International Festival Jury Prize
      • Nominations: BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Short Film & BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award
      • TV Broadcast sales: ARTE & Portugal TV
      • Dozens of festivals, including premieres at Silverdocs and Edinburgh

      Fistful of Roses

      Trapped by the darkness of his own imagination, an Edinburgh rose-seller battles the dangers of the night.

      • Winner of BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award
      • Doc in Europe Pitch 2008

      Motion/Static

      A childhood dream of travelling funfairs dances with the reality of a family manufacturing thrill-rides and their life on the road.

      • World Premiere: IDFA 2009
      • Bridging the Gap documentary supported by Scottish Documentary Institute, Scottish Screen, BBC (BBC Broadcast version: “Tomorrow’s Fairground”)

      Babytrapped

      One month into her relationship with Liam, Nita finds she is pregnant; she decides to keep the baby in spite of Liam’s requests for an abortion.

      • Current TV broadcast commission 2011
      • London Short Film Festival 2013

      Just to Get a Rep

      Before hip-hop there was graffiti - the definitive story

      • Featured in Hulu Movies marquee
      • “Truly Amazing”—The List Magazine
      • “artfully shot … captures the diversity and texture of the international graffiti and hip-hop movements”—The Missourian
      • TV Broadcast on France Ô, ABC2 Australia. Also in Russia and Baltic regions
      • DVD sales by Now/On (Japan) and Guerilla Films (UK)
      • Festivals: Edinburgh, Calgary, CPH:Dox, Adelaide, Kansas, Vancouver, etc.

      The Twilight Sad
      “Seven Years of Letters”

      Music video from the album 'Forget the Night Ahead'

      Make Extreme Wealth History

      If you want to make a difference, prepare to change your lifestyle.

      Not My Kinda Space

      Comedy rant about the myspace generation.

      • Broadcast on Current TV (UK & Italy) 2007
      • “Amusing” — TV Casserole

      Lanterna Magicka
      Bill Douglas & the Secret History of Cinema

      An exploration of Bill Douglas's poetic vision expressed in Comrades.

      • Included on the BFI release of Bill Douglas’s Comrades on DVD and Blu-Ray.

      Home

      Documentary about home and sense of place in several European countries.

      • Winner of the BAFTA Scotland award for best student documentary.

      Check One Voice

      Independent musicians in Edinburgh make their voices heard.

      • Featuring ONE SP & others

      Fell

      A lumberjack finds himself in a strange city struggling with the clash of architectural heritage and modern expansion.

      • Student film made at Edinburgh Napier University in 2003

      Outer Hebridean Ice Cream Adventure

      Bicycles, windy Scottish islands, and copious amounts of delicious hand-cranked ice cream.

      • A short travel film featuring original music and ice cream recipes.

      Asazi Space Funk Explosion

      Live concert videos of Asazi Space Funk Explosion.

      • Featuring Asazi, Burning Dog & more

      Out of Breath

      A description of late-nineties teenage life.

      • Winner: Favorite Documentary - SOFA Film Festival, Oregon 2000
      • Made while high school students in Columbia, Missouri.

      Common Wealth?
      East End hopes & fears for the 2014 Games

      How do people in Glasgow’s Inner East End feel about the upcoming 2014 Commonwealth Games?

      • Commissioned by the Church of Scotland

      There Will Be Fireworks
      “Midfield Maestro”

      35mm music video filmed in the Outer Hebrides.

      • Broadcast on BBC ALBA.