Aimie Willemse
Directing
Biography
Since graduating from Visual Communication and Media Design from Abertay in 2011, Aimie Willemse has written and directed several short films across Scotland throughout her filmmaking career. Since moving to Glasgow, Aimie has been constantly challenging herself; creating new and compelling stories that will transport her audiences to new worlds through clear vision and collaboration. Her most recent short films “The Distances Between” and “Control” are perfect examples of how she experiments in different genres; one is a dialogue heavy and character driven piece while the other focuses on combining mesmerising choreography and silent narrative together. These shorts are seemingly polar opposites from each other but both serve a purpose of telling stories from a fresh perspective – which she continues to do throughout her work.
Known For
Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.
The Last Bus
A girl exploring an abandoned tunnel alone, hears someone…or something else in the dark with her. This film is part of Depict, Watershed’s international short film online competition challenging filmmakers to create 90 second ultra-short masterpieces. The focus is on uncovering emerging international filmmaking talent, which shows originality, imagination and the ability to engage in just a minute and a half.
Echo
Fiona tries to care for her chronically ill grandmother Maeve as she struggles to retain her autonomy. As her invisible illness begins to physically manifest into a malignant entity, Fiona is forced to confront her worse fears.
Unravelling
A young lady working at a home call centre receives a call from a man asking her about the weather outside.
Through Your Eyes
Locked in a dance of mesmerising mimicry, a prisoner has to fight against her captor’s mysterious powers of possession in order to save her life.
Control
A theater student presents her new play about LGBT characters in a zombie apocalypse and is criticized for wanting to be inclusive, yet she has a personal reason for being inclusive.
All the Reasons Behind a Kiss
An anxious girl is agonizing over writing the perfect text when her nagging inner voice decides to get involved and pays her a visit.