V for Visa

V for Visa
Film poster
Directed byJohn McPhail
Written byJohn McPhail
Andrew Lanni
Produced byAndrew Lanni
StarringTyler Collins
Natalie Wallace
CinematographyCalum Weir
Edited byStuart Doherty
Music byTyler Collins
Production
company
Worrying Drake Productions
Release date
  • 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

V for Visa is a short dark romantic comedy film about an American who is facing deportation from Scotland. His only solution is to marry someone and quick. V for Visa is the second installment of a trilogy of short films by Worrying Drake Productions.[1]

Plot

Brad (Tyler Collins) is an American musician facing deportation from Scotland when his visa application is rejected. Without any other conceivable alternative, he has to marry someone to stay in the country and asks his band's stalker Stacey (Natalie Wallace) if she would go along with his plan. However, after the ceremony, it becomes clear that Stacey is not as she seems and already has plans for the newly wed couple.

Main cast

  • Tyler Collins as Brad
  • Natalie Wallace as Stacey
  • Emma Claire Brightlyn as the Visa Lady
  • Jack Nelson as Scott
  • Francis Carroll as Dav
  • Pol McGowan as Derek
  • Jim Sweeney as the Stacey's Dad
  • Jackie McPhail as Stacey's Mum
  • Lauren Lamarr as the Minister
  • John Gaffney as Homeless Man 1
  • Joe Cassidy as Homeless Man 2

Release

V for Visa was released on 26 August 2013 and had its North American premiere at the Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Centre as part of the Bootleg Film Festival in New York where McPhail picked up the Best Director accolade.[2]

Awards

Year Awards Category Recipient(s) Result
2013 Bootleg Film Festival New York Best Director John McPhail Won
2014 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival Best Editor Stuart Doherty Won
We Like 'Em Short Film Festival Best Actress Natalie Wallace Won

References

  1. ^ V for Visa profile on Worrying Drake Site
  2. ^ "Scots director John McPhail thanks Daily Record and Frank McAvennie for giving him first film idea". Daily Record. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.