Bogancloch

Award-winning filmmaker Ben Rivers revisits the subject of this 2011 film, Two Years at Sea, and its central character, Jake Williams.

Year: 2024

Director: Ben Rivers 

Producers: John Archer, Sarah Neely and Ben Rivers 

Co-Producers: Zsuzsanna Kiràly and Hanna Björk Valsdóttir 

Executive Producer: Mark Thomas 

Cast: Jake Williams

Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £75,000 through Screen Scotland’s Film Development and Production Fund.


Synopsis

Bogancloch is Jake Williams’ home, nestled in a vast highland forest of Scotland. The film portrays his life throughout the seasons, with other people occasionally crossing into his otherwise solitary life. A sequel to Two Years at Sea (2011), charting a subtly changing life in a radically changing world.


More information

Filming locations: Bogancloch was filmed in the heart of the Clashindaroch forest, situated on the edge of the Cairngorms. 

Premiere: Bogancloch had its UK Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August 2024. Bogancloch screened at the Locarno film Festival in August 2024.

Awards: Bogancloch received the New Waves Acuitis Prize at Festival International du Film de La Roche-sur-Yon in October 2024.

Image credit

Header image: courtesy of the Edinburgh International Film Festival