Paddy Kondracki
Writing
Biography
I am a writer who has worked freelance for the past 3 years doing work for BBC’s online websites and for independent production companies. My slate includes mostly comedy but I am branching into drama works specifically a TV series set in Glasgow based on my experience of being an outreach youth worker and working with hard to reach young people. I am part of a sketch troupe specialising in work themed around mental health called Alternative Sanity Bureau. We have videos (see below for link) and done various live shows (1 at the Glasgow Comedy Festival). I have myself recently been diagnosed with a mild bipolar disorder called Cyclothymic disorder so I have a personal interest in trying in the groups goal of attempting to bring some light and humour to mental health topics in order to get people talking. If we lift some of the stigma that’s great if we merely get people talking in a more way about mental health then we will be very pleased. In terms of participatory projects I am particularly keen to continue working with projects around mental health and happy to get involved in other peoples projects or for others to join our group. Also as a youth worker I am interested in projects that involve young people from marginalised or hard to reach backgrounds. I have 10 years experience as an outreach and detached youth worker and so can provide training to anyone who needs it for a small cost.
Known For
Declan has had no luck with the holidays: his girlfriend Stephanie broke up with him on the way to Christmas dinner. He's managed to keep it secret until New Year's Day, when his car breaks down and his sister Rachel shows up to help him fix it. Crumbling under her relentless curiosity, Declan is now on a crash course to confront the poor decisions of his life.
The Thistle in the Kiss
An ambitious vlogger experiences the dark side of the internet when his latest video, which features an alleged haunting, goes viral.
Death of a Vlogger
Two documentary filmmakers travel through alternate dimensions to uncover the truth about a graffiti artist who has vanished.
Hostile Dimensions
Three down-on their luck graduates struggling to find their place in Glasgow become embroiled into a shape-shifting alien conspiracy to take over the job market and destroy Scotland.
Welcome to G-Town
On an Orkney isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.
The Incomer
Sam is a nice guy, but niceness only gets you so far.
Tippy Toes
This satirical take on the shock-doc genre, examines some 'mental' mental conditions. Establishing a new type of genre, this 'odd doc' (and deadpan comedy) charts the struggles of a young couple dealing with a rare problem that threatens their relationship. Charlie, can't stop binning everything in sight - it might not be so bad if it stuff needing throwing out; unfortunately: remote controls, phones, unpaid bills, pets...The list grows longer and his partners patience shorter. Charlie and Jess then begin various strategies to help them cope. But will it be enough...
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Putting Things in Bins
An apocalypse survivor records an online vlog to find out if she is the last human being on the planet.
Katie's Post-Apocalyptic Vlog
A dark comedy short film. As the days and nights in lockdown start to merge, Gerry’s paranoia increases as a 5g tower is due to be switched on in his local area. Spurred on by his fellow conspiracy theorist friend Rosie, Gerry must overcome his agoraphobia and take down the tower.
Fight the Tower
This is the story of Hector's journey into dance hell as the city is overwhelmed by an hysterical body-popping plague. Try to keep your feet still as Glasgow succumbs to the collective insanity that is... Choreomania.
Choreomania
A bizarre, satirical comedy about a disillusioned East London musician and a time-travelling future hipster.
Geoffosaurus
Utopian prediction of how mental health awareness will have developed 30 years' time. With Danny Carr and Patrick Kondracki.
Mental Health in 2049
Marco, a free-spirited Scotsman who feels he has a great deal to say, asks random folk in the streets of Glasgow about their thoughts on Brexit.
Brexit Blues on Immigration Street
Louis wakes to find a film director dictating his life. He can’t go out, socialise, or even watch TV. The Director wants him to stay in bed most of the time and “contemplate how shit life is”. A metaphor for depression, the film becomes about how much resistance Louis can put up.