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Buffalo Dreams (2013)

Duration: 15:38    Category: Scotland, Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

Buffalo are a powerful symbol of American culture, roaming through plains and imaginations. They certainly made a lifelong impression on Scott Shand, Scotland’s only commercial buffalo farmer. But now the future of his herd is in question, so can his crazy dream flourish when faced with some harsh realities?

Screening Formats: HD Cam, Digi Beta, QT file, DVD

Highlights:
WINNER – Best Documentary Short – Hot Springs Documentary Festival 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Nashville Film Festival 2015

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DIRECTOR: Maurice O'Brien
PRODUCER:David Martin (SDI Productions)

EXEC PRODUCERS: Sonja Henrici & Noe Mendelle

DOP:Fraser Rice
SOUND DESIGN: Ayush Ahuja
EDITOR: David Arthur

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