Mono is the short directorial debut of Richard Smith, award-winning writer of psychological chiller Trauma, (directed by Marc Evans, starring Colin Firth and Mena Suvari and produced by Warner Bros/Little Bird/BBC Films) and television drama Leonard (starring Dennis Lawson and Stuart Wilkinson, directed by Brian Kelly and produced by Stella Maris Films/Scottish Media Group/Scottish Screen).

Mono is an urban love story about two young city dwellers – lonely in their separate ways – who find themselves living next door to each other in a flimsily renovated apartment block and slowly fall in love through the wall dividing their flats, and them.

Mono features a great cast of new faces to the screen, Samantha Young as Emily, Ainslie Henderson as Jay and Shakti Edwards as Linda.

Mono is a Glasgow Media Access Centre production, produced by Abigail Howkins and associate produced by Douglas Dougan. Developed and commissioned through the Digicult short film project, the film has been financed by the UK Film Council New Cinema Fund and the National Lottery through Scottish Screen and is executive produced on behalf of UKFC and GMAC by Paul Welsh (Edge City Films) and Caroline Cooper Charles (Lifesize Pictures).

Shot on Digital Betacam, Mono was filmed on location at the Fraser Suites (main apartment location) and The Bridge (bathroom location) in Glasgow, Scotland (UK) in February 2006.

The film was completed in April 2006 and has since been well received on the festival circuit.


KEY FACILITIES

Camera & Grip Equipment: Hammerhead TV

Lighting Equipment: Lee Lighting

Online Editing: Jim Allison Editing

Audio Dub: Savalas Audio Post Production

DISTRIBUTION & EXHIBITION

Mono is available on Digi-Beta, Beta SP and DVD.