• Hydebank

    Directed by Ross McClean
    UK | 16 minutes |

Governing the Northern Irish countryside, Hydebank Wood currently houses 104 young male offenders. Ryan, currently serving a 5 year sentence, has formed an unlikely bond with the prison’s flock of sheep. Through their interactions, Ryan attempts to come to terms with the brutal act that led him here.

In competition for Best Documentary Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Ross McClean
Producers: Chris Kelly
Cinematographers: Ross McClean
Editor: Anders S. Jepsen
Country: UK
Language: English
Year: 2019
Running Time: 16 minutes
Awards: Best Short Documentary, London Short Film Festival
Primary Company: Scottish Documentary Institute
Contact Email: alexandra@scottishdocinstitute.com
Website: https://www.rossmcclean.com/

director biography

Ross is a filmmaker from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has studied Documentary in Canada, Budapest, Lisbon & Brussels, and recently graduated magna cum laude from the European documentary directing masters program DocNomads. Following graduation he received support from the Scottish Documentary Institute and NI Screen to create a film set in Belfast. Through interaction and submersion, his work seeks to explore the depths of the human experience, and has been broadcast on the BBC, competed in DOK Leipzig, Leeds FF and premiered in Edinburgh IFF. His film ‘Hydebank’ was recently awarded Best Short Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh.

2020 ShortFest Archive