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.
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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.
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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.
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Miles Briggs MSP invited Marilyn to screen CONNECT at the Scottish Parliament in September to help raise awareness of male suicide.
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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.
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Marilyn is now working on her next feature.
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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
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Feature Film
CROWD 2nd AD
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Director
Ben Sharrock
Lovesick S3
Recall TV Ltd
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Comedy for Netflix
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Directors
Aneil Karia
Gordon Anderson
Urban Myths
Happy Tramp Ltd
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Comedy for Sky Arts
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2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Ben Palmer
The ReplacemenT
Left Bank Pictures
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Drama for BBC1
2ad ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Joe Ahearne
SUNTRAP
Happy Tramp Ltd
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Comedy for BBC3
CROWD 2nd AD
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Director
Ben Palmer
Waterloo road
Shed Productions
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Drama for BBC1
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Steve Hughes
The LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON
Barney Thomson Ltd
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Feature Film
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3rd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Robert Carlyle
Sunset song
Sunset Song Ltd
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Feature Film
CROWD 2nd AD
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Director
Terrance Davies
Sunshine on Leith
DNA Films
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Feature Film
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3rd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Dexter Fletcher
For those in peril
Warp X Films
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Feature Film
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Paul Wright
The RaILWAY MAN
The Railway Man Ltd
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Feature Film
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FLOOR RUNNER
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Director
Jonathon Teplitzky
UNDER THE SKIN
Seventh Kingdom Productions
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Feature Film
2nd AD / 3rd AD
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Director
Jonanthon Glazer
Outlander s1
Left bank Pictures
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Drama for Stars Network
CROWD 2nd AD
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Director
Brian Kelly
Edge of Heaven
Hartswood Films
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Comedy for ITV1
3rd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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Director
Sandy Johnson
ShETLAND
ITV Productions
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Drama for BBC 1
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CROWD COORDINATOR
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Director
Stuart Svaasand
HIM & Her:
The Wedding
Big Talk Productions
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Comedy for BBC3
3rd ASSISTANT DIRRECTOR
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Director
Richard Laxton
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
Warner Bros.
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Feature Film
SET PA
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Director
Christopher Nolan
THE angels' share
Sixteen Films
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Feature Film
FLOOR RUNNER
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Director
Ken Loach
Benidorm s4
Tiger Aspect
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Comedy for ITV1
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FLOOR RUNNER
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Director
Sandy Johnson
RIver city
BBC Scotland
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Drama for BBC1
FLOOR RUNNER
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Director
Various