Catriona Macinnes

Catrionna studied acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow before gaining a Master of Fine Art in Cinematography.
Her graduation film, I’M IN AWAY FROM HERE, was presented in competition at the 65th Venice Film Festival. His short film A CUILLIN RISING premiered at the 55th BFI London Film Festival. Her latest film, HOWLS, supported by the BFI Network, was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
She has participated in several prestigious programs such as the Edinburgh Festival Talent Lab, Berlinale Talents and the Toronto International Film Festival Lab. She has written two feature-length screenplays, GIFT FROM GOD and CARLA, with the support of development and residency programs.

Gift from God

LIM | Less is More 2024

GIFT FROM GOD is a psychological drama centered on 14-year-old Shaw, whose quest for self-discovery ends up destroying her “happy” family.
After years of traveling through Eastern Europe with her bohemian parents, the family settles in an isolated farmhouse at the foot of the Carpathian mountains. Here, Shaw meets Sorin, a local boy, and finds comfort in his normal family life. Researching on her computer, using her real name, Seána, she discovers that her biological family in Scotland believe her to be dead. Upset, she begins to question and provoke her parents about the past, and makes anonymous contact with her Scottish uncle via social networks. When her father returns from a transhumance, Shaw sheepishly confesses that she has reconnected with her uncle. The family leaves the mountains to escape the inevitable.