The Watergaw (2024)

A man attempts to initiate the sale of his ancestral land in the Scottish Borders but in the process finds himself confronted by his own past and the mystical qualities of the landscape.

The country’s not always your friend.
— "Fleckie" in 'The Watergaw'

An upcoming folk horror short film by Lewis Cranston starring Colin McCredie, Strath Martin and David R. Montgomery

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Official Selection, EIFF 2024

The Watergaw premiered at the 77th Edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August 2024

Official Selection, GSFF 2025

The Watergaw screened at Glasgow Short Film Festival in 2025 and was a nominee for the Young Scottish Filmmaker’s Prize