Rachel Seiffert
Writing
Known For
After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Led by the eldest, 14 year-old Lore, the children are forced to confront their parents’ actions and the reality of a new world.
Lore
Gorbals, Glasgow. A caterpillar crosses the road unnoticed by anyone. Four stories pass within millimetres of its life.
Wanting and Getting
A cafe is frequented by lost souls and misfits.
Cafe Rendezvous
Three kids are trapped in the classroom in “a battle between the natural authority of the body and the unreal demands of the adult world”.
Wee Three
A story of unrequited love and the magic of the movies. Two lost souls trapped in the basement of a vast film studio. Thomas loves Ruby, Ruby just wants out.
Ruby
In the autumn of 1995 Frank McKue returned to his old haunt, the execution chamber of Barlinnie Prison, before its demolition. This award winning documentary takes us on a dark journey into the world of capital punishment without making judgments. Shot entirely on 16mm black & white film stock using an Arri16BL and Bolex cameras. Edited entirely on a Steenbeck flatbed film editing suite at Glasgow Film and Video Workshop 1996-7. Sound dubbing at BBC Scotland studio in Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow. Best Doc Award Reel to Real Festival 1998. Selected for Edinburgh Film Festival 1998. Tx. Channel 5 2001/ BBC Schools 2005. Most Watched film on Shooting People filmmakers network. Selected for 4Docs website. Neg stored at Scottish Screen archive.