
John Maclean
Writing
Biography
John Maclean is a Scottish film director, screenwriter and musician. He is best known for writing and directing Slow West.
Known For

When her father's puppet samurai show gets ambushed by a notorious gang, Tornado vows to seek vengeance and forge her own destiny by stealing their ill-gotten gold.
Tornado

In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
Slow West

Liam and Michael are professional safe crackers who meet on a simple job to relieve an office safe from its contents. The catch is a light activated alarm system impelling the men to embark on a pitch black heist.
Pitch Black Heist
Footage from the making of the film 'Slow West'
SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT
Michael Fassbender stars in this 'day in the life' of a London motorcycle courier at breaking point in his profession and his life.
Man on a Motorcycle
A silent poetic short film financed by Film4, made as a teaser and "mood piece" for the film 'Slow West', utilising the screenplay's original title.