Andy S. McEwan is a Scottish

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and

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Life and career

Andy S. McEwan (born 31 January 1985) was born in

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

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. After studying television production at the Glasgow Metropolitan College, he began working as a freelance screenwriter. In 2010, he teamed up with Mark D. Ferguson and

Chris Quick Chris Quick (born 2 August 1988) is a Scottish editor and producer of independent films. His editing credits includes ''Autumn Never Dies'', ''In Search of La Che'', ''Mountain'' and ''The Greyness of Autumn'' which also marked his directorial ...

to begin work on the feature film ''

In Search of La Che ''In Search of La Che'' is a Scottish spoof documentary film directed by Mark D. Ferguson. The screenplay was written by Andy S. McEwan. ''In Search of La Che'' premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011. Plot In Search of La Ch ...

'' in which he played a large part in the writing of the film. He also served as a producer, an actor and an assistant director. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011 but received mixed reviews from critics on both sides of the Atlantic. Duane Martin of Rogue Cinema said "As mockumentaries go, this one is a bit of a mixed bag. Some of the characters, and a lot of the story works quite well, but there are a couple of characters and bits of the story that either fall flat or just don’t work at all." Despite this, the film was selected to appear in the spring showcase of the 2014 American Online Film Awards. In 2012, McEwan reunited with

to co-write the short comedy film ''

The Greyness of Autumn ''The Greyness of Autumn'' is a short black comedy film following the life of Danny McGuire, an ostrich living in Glasgow. The film was produced by Quick Off The Mark Productions and marked the directorial debut for Chris Quick. Plot Danny McGuir ...

''. The film followed the story of Danny McGuire, a depressed ostrich living in Glasgow. The film was well received with the films writing receiving high praise. Angie Quidim of 'That's My Entertainment' said "The comedic genius of the dialog from both Chris Quick and Andy S. McEwan address the social commentary about the human condition and the power of perception. Despite its low budget feel, the laughs contained in the dialog will only have you wanting more." Mark Bell of

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in the

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said "How can you not enjoy lines like 'can his precious hands pleasure you in the way my beak can?' as delivered by an angry ostrich puppet?" Broken Record Cast Photo

2014 marked the directorial debut for McEwan when he directed the short film ''Broken Record'' which he wrote himself. Shot predominately in

the film tells the story of Frasier and Tam, a couple of house clearance workers who stumble upon an old trunk full of old records. Convinced they have discovered a small treasure, the pair hatch a plan to steal the records and sell them to the highest bidder. The film was well received and was selected to appear in the 2014 edition of the

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. Mark Bell of

wrote: In June, the film screened at the monthly Write Shoot Cut event in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

with McEwan taking part in a Q&A session alongside

and Paul Michael Egan.Write Shoot Cut Blog
He is currently filming ''

Autumn Never Dies ''Autumn Never Dies'' is a 2020 short comedy film directed by Chris Quick. It stars Duncan Airlie James and Nicollete McKeown and is the sequel to 2012 short film ''The Greyness of Autumn''. The film was written and produced by Andy S. McEwan and C ...

'', the sequel to his earlier film ''

''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McEwan, Andy S. Living people British film directors Scottish film directors Scottish screenwriters 1985 births Scottish comedy writers