Tumshie Mcfadden’s
Bid for Ultimate Bliss
Tumshie is a true Scottish eccentric. He lives life to the full, indulging in life’s physical pleasures to the max. His partner, Lizzie, and all his friends, are used to his idiosyncratic nature. The following misadventures will test these friendships to the limit.
Tumshie’s trouble starts when he comes up with the notion of cross-pleasuring. He decides to push his heightened sensorial awareness to the limit by combining his favourite experience, in each of the five senses, so they ‘hit’ simultaneously. After some serious planning, and with the reluctant help of Lizzie, Tumshie makes his first attempt to attain ultimate bliss. Failure. But Tumshie is not one to do things by halves, and his exploits have some disastrous repercussions on his way of life.
Tumshie was written and directed by Simon Hynd and produced by Plum Films for the BBC’s Tartan Shorts film scheme.
Crew:
Writer/Director: Simon Hynd
Producer: Micky MacPherson
Director of Photography: Trevor Brooker
Production Designer: Rita McGurn
Cast:
Derek Riddell as Tumshie McFadgen
Julie Duncanson as Lumphanan Lizzie
Clive Russell as Moon River Thompson
Awards:
BAFTA Scotland Award for best short film
Audience Award, Blue Room, Sept 2004
Festivals:
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Inverness International Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
Kinofilm Festival, Manchester
Cardiff Screen Festival, Cardiff
Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland
Circuito Off, Venice, Italy
Nuit du court Metrage, Lausanne, Switzerland
Leuven Kort Short Film Festival, Belgium
Emden Film Festival, Germany
Dresden Film Festival, Germany
Florida Film Festival, USA
Seattle International Film Festival, USA
Mill Valley Film Festival, USA
Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto
Monterrey Film Festival, Mexico
Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Canada
