BIOGRAPHY
Marilyn Edmond
Marilyn begun her career in 2010 as a Floor Runner and progressed to 2nd Assistant Director, where she has worked on a number or TV dramas and feature films including River City, Outlander, The Railway Man, The Angels' Share, Under the Skin, Sunshine on Leith and The Legend of Barney Thomson, to name a few.
In 2015 Marilyn hung up her walkie talkie and became full-time mum, before returning in 2018 writing, producing and directing her first feature film, CONNECT.
CONNECT had its world premiere in February 2019 at Glasgow Film Festival and had its International Premiere at Orlando Film Festival in October 2019. The film also screened at Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 where Marilyn was awarded BEST DIRECTOR.
Miles Briggs MSP invited Marilyn to screen CONNECT at the Scottish Parliament in September to help raise awareness of male suicide.
In October 2019 CONNECT begun a UK theatrical cinema tour, consisting of 15 Q&A screenings across the UK before being released on Amazon, iTunes, Virgin Media, Sky Store and Google Play in November.
Marilyn is now working on her next feature.
FILMOGRAPHY
CONNECT
Released 25th October 2019
CONNECT is the directorial debut of Marilyn Edmond and follows the story of Brian (Kevin Guthrie), a young man battling with his mental heath. Outwardly, he keeps calm, goes to work and carries on.
He never feels that it's possible to share his feelings, until care home owner Jeff (Stephen McCole) becomes a source of support. A flirtation with single mother Sam (Siobhan Reilly) could be a reason to choose life.
Moments of optimism clash with dark despair in a strikingly filmed tale shot in North Berwick. Suicide among young men is a major issue in the UK today. Connect is an ambitious attempt to confront the issue in a heartfelt drama.
CONNECT
GLASGOW
FILM
FESTIVAL
2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SYDNEY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
2019
BEST DIRECTOR
ORLANDO
FILM
FESTIVAL
2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION
WINNER
AD EXPERIENCE
LIMBO
LIMBO Ltd
Feature Film
CROWD 2nd AD
Director
Ben Sharrock
Lovesick S3
Recall TV Ltd
Comedy for Netflix
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Directors
Aneil Karia
Gordon Anderson
Urban Myths
Happy Tramp Ltd
Comedy for Sky Arts
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Ben Palmer
The ReplacemenT
Left Bank Pictures
Drama for BBC1
2ad ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Joe Ahearne
SUNTRAP
Happy Tramp Ltd
Comedy for BBC3
CROWD 2nd AD
Director
Ben Palmer
Waterloo road
Shed Productions
Drama for BBC1
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Steve Hughes
The LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON
Barney Thomson Ltd
Feature Film
3rd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Robert Carlyle
Sunset song
Sunset Song Ltd
Feature Film
CROWD 2nd AD
Director
Terrance Davies
Sunshine on Leith
DNA Films
Feature Film
3rd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Dexter Fletcher
For those in peril
Warp X Films
Feature Film
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Paul Wright
The RaILWAY MAN
The Railway Man Ltd
Feature Film
FLOOR RUNNER
Director
Jonathon Teplitzky
UNDER THE SKIN
Seventh Kingdom Productions
Feature Film
2nd AD / 3rd AD
Director
Jonanthon Glazer
Outlander s1
Left bank Pictures
Drama for Stars Network
CROWD 2nd AD
Director
Brian Kelly
Edge of Heaven
Hartswood Films
Comedy for ITV1
3rd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director
Sandy Johnson
ShETLAND
ITV Productions
Drama for BBC 1
CROWD COORDINATOR
Director
Stuart Svaasand
HIM & Her:
The Wedding
Big Talk Productions
Comedy for BBC3
3rd ASSISTANT DIRRECTOR
Director
Richard Laxton
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
Warner Bros.
Feature Film
SET PA
Director
Christopher Nolan
THE angels' share
Sixteen Films
Feature Film
FLOOR RUNNER
Director
Ken Loach
Benidorm s4
Tiger Aspect
Comedy for ITV1
FLOOR RUNNER
Director
Sandy Johnson
RIver city
BBC Scotland
Drama for BBC1
FLOOR RUNNER
Director
Various